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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (.mastro @ Apr 16 2007, 06:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>to add on to what captain said, usually your powerplay will contain 4 forwards and 1 defenseman unlike normal units and mostly they will put one bigass dude to stand right in front of the net to screen the goalie. O and lots of teams only run through 3 lines but the Rangers fro example run 4 lines.</div>I dont know why the Rangers are running 4 forwards and 1 defenseman on their powerplay unit. Pretty much every other team keeps 3 forwards and 2 defensemen on thiers. Its the right way to do it. Also, most teams do have 4 lines. As a matter of fact, Im pretty sure all of them do. And to add a little more to what captain said, the forwards have their lines and the defensemen have theirs. Forwards are paired in groups of 3 and defensemen in groups of 2. Very rarely will both forwards AND defensemen switch at the same time. The ultimate goal is to match your lines up with the other teams lines. You want your best defensive players to be on the ice with the other teams best forwards and your teams best forwards to be on the ice with their worst defensemen.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Becar @ Apr 30 2007, 12:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I dont know why the Rangers are running 4 forwards and 1 defenseman on their powerplay unit. Pretty much every other team keeps 3 forwards and 2 defensemen on thiers. Its the right way to do it. Also, most teams do have 4 lines. As a matter of fact, Im pretty sure all of them do. And to add a little more to what captain said, the forwards have their lines and the defensemen have theirs. Forwards are paired in groups of 3 and defensemen in groups of 2. Very rarely will both forwards AND defensemen switch at the same time. The ultimate goal is to match your lines up with the other teams lines. You want your best defensive players to be on the ice with the other teams best forwards and your teams best forwards to be on the ice with their worst defensemen.</div>Firstly, the reason they use 4 forwards on the powerplay is to get an extra edge offensively. Secondly, alll teams do have four lines, I said they only normally run 3 lines which is a big difference. And thirdly, home ice plays a major role in matchups due to the fact the away team must send out their players first.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Becar @ Apr 30 2007, 12:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I dont know why the Rangers are running 4 forwards and 1 defenseman on their powerplay unit. Pretty much every other team keeps 3 forwards and 2 defensemen on thiers. Its the right way to do it. Also, most teams do have 4 lines. As a matter of fact, Im pretty sure all of them do. And to add a little more to what captain said, the forwards have their lines and the defensemen have theirs. Forwards are paired in groups of 3 and defensemen in groups of 2. Very rarely will both forwards AND defensemen switch at the same time. The ultimate goal is to match your lines up with the other teams lines. You want your best defensive players to be on the ice with the other teams best forwards and your teams best forwards to be on the ice with their worst defensemen.</div>also plz explain why thats the right way to do it... I would like to know
 
After further checking with a friend in the Red Wings organization, some teams actually do play 4 forwards and 1 defenseman on the power play. However, their power play scoring percentage is not much higher at all and the opposing teams short handed goals against are up when compared to the teams that play it right (3 forwards, 2 defensemen).
 
funny that Buffalo one of the best teams int he league on the PP runs a 4-1
 
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