'High glove': NHL goalie expert points out Florida star Bobrovsky's one weakness
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'You've got to look at where to go on him,' said Valiquette, analyst for MSG and Clear Sight Analytics CEO, on the Real Kyper and Bourne podcast this week. 'You've got to go high glove on the breakaway, all right? Whether it's a deke or an early shot, that's where you have to go.'
The Oilers had success on the breakaway against Bobrovsky in the 2024 Final, especially as the series went along. In the first three rounds of the playoffs, Edmonton had just six breakaways and scored one goal. Against Florida, Edmonton had 10 breakaways and scored six times, this according to the video review of all Grade A shots at the Cult of Hockey.
That's an outstanding clearance rate on breakaways against Bobrovsky.
Bobrovsky has been strong so far in the 2025 playoffs on breakaways, facing 18 and giving up just three goals, Valiequette said, but he had had the worst safe percentage on breakaways in the regular season. 'And Florida gives up a lot of breakaways. They ranked 27th in breakaways against. You're going to see breakaways against them.'
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