Many hockey fans, when asked to think about Sharp's goals before this season, will remember his finding a soft spot in the defensive coverage and one-timing a pass into the net. While Sharp has scored plenty of goals off of breakaways, his real strengths emerge when the team is cycling the puck. He always has been skilled at reading the coverage and sneaking in behind a distracted defenseman on the backside of the play to put a one-timer past the goalie. This is no easy feat and a necessary skill to make a puck possession team like the Blackhawks successful.