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 1.
Offsides
A team is offsides when any member of the attacking team precedes
the puck over the defending team's blue line. The position of a player's
skates and not that of this stick is the determining factor. If both
skates are over the blue line before the puck, the player is offside.
If he has only one skate over the blue line and one on it, he is onside.
 2.
Icing the Puck
Icing the puck is not permitted when the teams are at equal numerical
strength. Thus it is an infraction when a player on his team's side
of the red center line shoots the puck all the way down the ice, it
crosses the red goal line at any point other than the goal itself and
is first touched by a defending player. When this occurs, play is stopped
and the puck is returned to the other end of the ice for a face-off
in the offending team's zone. Icing the puck is not called:
- If the goalie plays the puck by leaving his net.
- If the puck cuts across part of the goal crease.
- When a defending opponent, in the judgment of the linesman, could
have played the puck before it crossed the red goal line.
- When an attacking player who was onside (in the same zone) when
the puck was shot down the ice manages to touch it first.
- When a team is playing short-handed because of a penalty or penalties.
 3.
Offside Pass
An offside pass occurs when a member of the attacking team passes the
puck from behind his own blue line to teammate across the center red
line. An attacking player may pass the puck over the center red line
and the blue line to a teammate, as long as the teammate does not cross
the blue line before the puck.
Common Questions About the Rules
How do the officials determine which player receives credit for scoring
a goal?
The last offensive player to touch the puck before it
goes into the opponent's net is given credit for the goal.
Who receives credit for an assist?
Assists are credited to the player or players taking part
in the play by touching the puck immediately preceding the goal. No
more than two assists can be given on each goal.
Who receives credit for a game-tying goal?
The last player to score a goal in a game that ends in
a tie receives credit for the game-tying goal.
Who receives credit for a game-winning goal?
The player who scores the goal that gives his team one
more goal than the final total of its opponent receives credit for a
game-winning goal.
What constitutes a shot on goal?
A shot on goal is defined as a deliberate attempt by a
player to shoot the puck in the opponent's net that, without intervention
of the goaltender, would have scored a goal. A shot that hits the post
or misses the net is not a shot on goal.
How is a player's plus/minus rating calculated?
For even strength goals and shorthanded goals for a team,
each player on the scoring team that was on the ice at the time of the
goal is credited with a +1, while each player that was on the ice for
the team that was scored upon receives a -1. Plus/minus ratings are
not credited to either team if a power play goal is scored.
How are goaltenders credited with wins, losses, and
ties?
The "goaltender of record" is the goalie who is in net
when the deciding goal (either game-winning or game- tying) is scored,
regardless of whether they complete the game.
How is a goaltender's goals against average (GAA) and
save percentage (Sv%) calculated?
A goaltender's goals against average is calculated by
dividing the total number of goals against by the total number of minutes
played and multiplying this number by 60. A goalie's save percentage
is calculated by dividing the total number of saves by the total number
of shots against.
Miscellaneous Facts
- 60 minutes (or three 20-minute periods) in a game
- Two 15-minute intermissions
- Two points for a win, one point for a tie 82-game regular season
schedule
- The ice surface is 85 feet wide and 200 feet long Six men (center,
left wing, right wing, goaltender and 2 defensemen) on the ice at
one time per team
- 20 players dress for each team every game
- The ice is approximately 3/4" to one-inch thick
Information for this page was obtained from the
Phoenix Coyotes website.
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