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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of deke.

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Examples

  • Ovechkin deked Matt Pettinger out of position and snapped a wrist shot from the right circle past rookie goalie Mike McKenna.

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  • Taking the first penalty shot of his career, the Canadiens 'captain deked from his backhand but was denied by a sprawling Khabibulin.

    NHL - National Hockey League - Montreal vs. Tampa Bay 2002

  • Hendricks faked a shot from the high slot and pulled up to draw Toronto goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere out of his crease and deked around him for a clean shot to make it 3-1 and restore the Capitals' momentum.

    Matt Hendricks on his highlight-reel breakaway against the Maple Leafs Katie Carrera 2011

  • He took a long outlet pass from Jovanovski, skated behind the Detroit defense and deked Osgood to the ice before scoring on a backhander.

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  • Later in the period, Whitney stretched the lead to two on a set play in which he took a pass from Cullen in open ice and deked Lehtonen before sliding the puck through his legs for his 16th goal.

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  • Philadelphia cut the lead to two goals twice in the third period, but the player known around Chicago as "Big Buff" snuffed out any hope of a comeback with 2: 05 left to play when he deked Pronger at center ice and fired the puck into an empty net.

    Blackhawks overpower Flyers to win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals 2010

  • He slipped in alone on right wing after taking a pass from Jakub Voracek, deked Huet to the ice and scored on a backhand shot.

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  • Semin stole a cross-ice pass at the blue line, skated down the right side and fed Ovechkin, who deked and then beat Leighton with a forehand for his fourth goal of the season and 18th of his career against Carolina.

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  • Breaking down the left side, Moen deked a defender and beat Khabibulin with a slap shot high to the glove side for his fourth goal.

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  • Daniel Sedin pounced on it and fed a pass to his identical twin alone in front of the net, where he deked Mason down and shot it in.

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