Breaking out and a 2-on-0

Last Updated: September 25, 2008 4:48 PM  

Kristina Rutherford Practice Planner

Breakout: 2-on-0

Purpose: To create a scoring opportunity by moving the puck out of the defensive end into the offensive zone, works on stickhandling, lateral movement, speed, passing and filling lanes.

• The right defenseman starts with the puck behind the net in the defensive zone
• RD passes the puck to RW waiting on the right side of the ice along the boards at the hashmarks
• RD makes the pass by wringing the puck along the boards to the awaiting winger
• While that pass is being made, LD skates from the high slot toward the middle of the defensive zone
• LW trails LD and then curls towards the left side of the ice, streaking along the boards
• Once the first pass is made, the next pass is made from RW to LD

• After RW passes, RW immediately skates toward the middle of the defensive zone
• LD picks up the pass and immediately passes back to the approaching RW heading over to the right side of the ice
• RW controls the puck and skates to the defensive blueline
• At the blueline RW passes over to LW, streaking up the left boards
• LW should be near or at the red line, ready to enter the offensive zone
• LD will move into the offensive zone with LW
• LD should be skating along the right side of the ice, matching LW stride for stride
• This creates a 2-on-0 with the three remaining teammates (C, RW and RD) trailing
• Run the drill on both sides, ie: with streaking RW
• Anothing variation on the drill includes adding backcheckers and defencemen to challenge the puck carrier and other offensive players.

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