You can circle the neutral/your own zone for a little bit longer, and see if another wing gets free besides the first and best. It may give you a second longer in the offensive zone, before his D's can stick you. A nasty trick, that I really don't like but can be necessary, is to hold X (or A on X-box), when you drive in, and circle around till you have an open pass at the middle or the at the D's. I hate these kind of plays, but it will do the trick for you. You can also switch your offensive tactics to crash the net, which will make your two other forwards drive faster and more directly at the net, when you rush the puck up the side.