Hockey looks like chaos until you have a lens to read it. In this opening episode, we break down the 2026 USA–Canada golden goal to introduce the framework the whole series is built on: three jobs every player is always doing — puck carrier, support, and space — and the three defensive mirrors that cancel them out. By the end, you’ll watch every shift differently, and you’ll have one question to ask yourself every time you step on the ice: which of the three am I right now?