Shooting the puck with the curved side of the blade. It is a difficult shot to make and can be tricky for a goaltender to stop.
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Hitting the puck directly after receiving a pass. The offensive player takes his backswing while the puck is on it's way and tries to time his swing with the arrival of the puck.
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The area opposite of the team benches where penalized players serve time.
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A power play occurs when a team has a one-man or two-man advantage because of an opponent's penalty.
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Replacing the goaltender with an extra player. This occurs when a team trails, usually by one goal in the last minute of the game. It is a high-risk attempt to tie the game.
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A shot blocked by the goaltender, which would have been a goal, if not stopped.
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Hitting the puck with the blade of the stick after taking a full backswing.
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The area immediately in front of the goal. It is the zone that most goals are scored and where the most furious activity takes place.
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The player with the puck attempts to squeeze between the opponent's defensemen.
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Term used to describe when an offensive player shoots high in an attempt to beat the goalie by putting the puck in the top part of the net.
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Propelling the puck off the blade of the stick with a flicking motion of the wrist.
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The goalie's primary task is simple. Keep the puck out of his own net. Offensively, he may start his team down the ice with a pass, but seldom does he leave the net he guards.
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These players try to stop the incoming play at their own blue line. They try to breakup passes, block shots, cover opposing boards and clear the puck from in front of their own goal. Offensively, they get the puck to their forwards and follow the play to the attacking zone, positioning themselves just inside their opponents blue line at the "points."
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The quaterback on the ice, the center lead the attack by carrying the puck on offense. On defense, he tries to disrupt a play before it gets on his team's side of the ice.
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Very rare. If, in the opinion of the referee, a player who has a clean break on an opposing goaltender is tripped or pulled down from behind, a penalty shot is awarded. The player moves in on the goaltender from center ice. He is allowed one shot and cannot rebound. There is not an additional tripping penalty called.
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The center ice area between the defending and attacking zones, bounded by the two blue lines.
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A 10 minute penalty. Team does not play shorthanded, but loses the penalized player no matter what happens. Most often, a misconduct is called for abusive language for an overly long argument with an official.
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To hinder an opponent heading toward and into the defending zone.
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The pair of one foot wide blue lines, that extend across the ice at a distance of 60 feet from each goal area. These lines break up the ice into attacking, neutral and defending zones.
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A situation where there is no opponent puck carrier and the opposition goal except for the goalie.
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To hit an opponent with the end of a stick. It is an illegal tactic and will be called for a penalty.
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Area directly in front of the goaltender. It is four feet wide and eight feet long and marked by red lines. Offensive players who do not have possession of the puck may not enter the area.
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The dropping of the puck between one player from each team to start or resume play.
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To check an opponent on his end of the rink to prevent an offensive rush.
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To hold the puck against the boards with either the stick or skate to get stopage of the play.
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The red line which runs between the goal posts and extends in both directions to the side boards.
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The scoring of three or more goals by a player in one game.
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A player is put in the penalty box for five minutes when he is involved in a fight, or when he deliberately tries to injure an opponent. This can also be called when the action isn't deliberate. The opposing player must serve the five minutes no matter if a goal is scored or not. Some major penalties carry automatic match penalties.
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Player is ejected from the game, which is usually for a deliberate attempt to injure or for repeated, flagrant, unsportsmanlike behavior.
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A player sits in the penalty box for two minutes. The team affected thus plays shorthanded for that amount of time, unless the opposing team scores, in which case the penalized player returns to the ice without having to serve the full time.
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The wings team up with the center, on the attack, to set up shots on goal. Defensively, they attempt to breakup plays by their counterparts and upset the shot attempts.
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