When last we left you in Key Play Breakdown, we showed you what can happen when a low-to-high pass play against a collapsed defense leads to a turnover up high. This might end up being a recurring theme for the Wings, because this time I want to show you why the Wings can, will, and should continue trying to run plays like this. This time, we’ve got one that works out.
In this play, we’ll show a good forecheck and what happens when you get a mobile defender the space he needs. Here’s Mike Green’s third goal of the game against the Ottawa Senators.