Two Teams Playing the Same Set Play Against Eachother

Jönköping and Mullsjö are not just neighbours, they also share part of their offensive playbook with eachother.

When watching the Swedish Cup game this weekend between Mullsjö and Jönköping (Mullsjö came back in the third period to tie the game late, and then won the game in overtime), it struck me that they both execute the same zone entry, in which they engage a fourth player in the spider position.

That – of course – was not the only tactical takeaway from this very entertaining and high scoring game. But let us start of with this one, since we have already highlighted it. 👇