A breakaway is a situation in ice hockey in which a player with the puck has no defending players except for the goaltender between him or her and the opposing goal, so is free to skate in and shoot at will (before the out-of-position defenders can catch up). A breakaway is considered a lapse on the part of the defending team.
A breakaway is a situation in ice hockey in which a player with the puck has no defending players except for the goaltender between him or her and the opposing goal, so is free to skate in and shoot at will (before the out-of-position defenders can catch up). A breakaway is considered a lapse on the part of the defending team.
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