Faked out, in hockey

It was the final tie-breaking game of the championship series between the Sharks and the Penguins. The puck was skittering quickly towards the Shark’s goal when the opposing forward, Tom, suddenly faked a shot, causing the Shark’s goalie, Mike, to drop to the ice to make a save. But to Tom’s amazement, Mike didn’t fall for the fake-out, and was ready for whatever Tom had planned.

Undeterred, Tom eventually managed to gain possession of the puck and passed it towards his teammate, Jake, who was waiting at the Shark’s goal line. As Jake faked a shot, the Sharks were once again caught off guard. But this time Jake didn’t go for the goal, instead he pulled off a ‘DEKED’ maneuver, swerving the puck around the Sharks’ defender and scoring the game-winning goal.

And that is how the crossword clue ‘Faked out, in hockey’ is connected to the answer ‘DEKED.’ A deke is a feint in hockey, often used to fake out defenders or goaltenders, similar to what Jake did to the Sharks to put his team in the lead.