There was a sequence at the end of the first period where the Montreal Canadiens successively missed not one, not two, but five consecutive zone entries. Sometimes the other team defends you well, but failing to enter the zone with control so many times in a row can only be attributed to a lack of focus.
Here’s the typical flow of a generic power-play entry:
- One forward skates up ahead of the rush to push back the defence. He stops at the blue line to be an option for a kickoff pass.
- Another player carries the puck up the ice with the rest of the formation.