F1 and F2 leave with puck from opposite sides and dart across blue. At same time D1 and D2 are back peddling trying to get close to dot. F make a pass to D who pivot around the dot (figure 8 pattern) and give puck back to that same F. F1 then turns up ice and passes down to F3 waiting in line. F3 waits until F1 does a button hook or tight turn around the Dot or even lower and they come back 2 on 1 on that D who jumps up in neutral and closes the gap. Same thing on other ice as D1 defend F2 and F4 going the other way.

Notes: Great for quick turn overs in Neutral whereby D need to react and close gap quickly without a lot of time and for F who need to transition quick from D to O. Make sure F3 and F4 dont leave too early. You want them to make a pass back then catch up so puck comes in O zone with speed and in middle lane (more options then).

Tags: Gap Control by D, Passing on the tape to keep flow;, Timing by F to execute a good 2 on 1