SHOOT A WRIST SHOT LIKE ALEX OVECHKIN With the puck on his stick Alex Ovechkin is the most dangerous player in the NHL He gets up to speed quickly then uses his size and speed to drive toward the net A defenseman goes into a slide to try to block his shot But Ovechkin waits for the defender to skid past him then fires a wicked During his first 11 NHL wrist shot He's picked out his seasons Ovechkin led the league in goals target perfectly It's another goal six times for Ovechkin Ovechkin grew up in Russia He idolized NHL players such as Mario Lemieux He dreamed of playing in the same league someday The Washington Capitals chose Ovechkin first overall in the 2004 NHL draft In his first season he scored 52 goals and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as Alex Ovechkin heads up the ice in the 2011 NHL Winter Classic
the league's best rookie He remains an All Star and Most Valuable Player MVP candidate every year Ovechkin uses any method Ovechkin won his third Hart Memorial he can to score goals But he's Trophy which is given especially effective with his wrist to the league MVP in 2012 13 shot Rather than winding up like a slap shot in a wrist shot a player keeps the puck on his stick the whole time With a quick flick of the wrists Ovechkin sends the puck flying at speeds approaching SHOOT A WRIST SHOT LIKE ALEX OVECHKIN Start with the puck on your stick blade holding it a bit behind your body with your weight on your back foot Lean on your stick to make it bend and store up power Sweep your stick forward and transfer your weight to your front foot keeping your eyes on the target Roll your wrists just before you release the puck to give it spin The back of your lead hand should be facing the ceiling Ovechkin keeps his head up as he skates so he can see all of his options with the puck
