You just made a fancy move and blew past the defender. Unfortunately, you are coming up to the goal quickly and you are just not sure if you can pull off the moves necessary to secure the win for the team. Good for you that you have a reliable team behind you who have definitely trained to be ready on the fly. This 2v2 is going to quickly become a 5v5 and with that awareness, you know what the rest of your team is trained to do.

With the defender a half step behind of you and the goalie in front ready for just about any front-facing attack you decide to go for the scare tactic. If you can just rattle the brain of the goalkeeper he might not be ready to see the assaults from a different angle.

As you use every muscle in your body to control your stop outside of the crease you notice that you possibly have two options.

Out of the corner of your eye you see your teammate in the clear ready for a one-timer after you drew their defender in. On the other hand, this might be too obvious to the goalie who will be expecting the pass as soon as you dish it.

On the other hand if someone is doing what they supposed to do. Right behind you in center ice there will be another player ready for the puck.

Do you:

Drop the puck back for the phantom player?

Or

Setup a risky pass to your teammate who is waiting for the slap shot?