the pass or passes which immediately precede a successful scoring attempt; a maximum of two assists are credited for one goal.

the area between the opponent’s blue line and their goal.

two blue, 12-inch-wide lines running parallel across the ice, each 60 feet from the goal; they divide the rink into three zones called the attacking, defending and neutral (or center) zones; the defen [..]

a fast break in which a player with the puck skates in alone on the goalie, having gotten past or clear of the defensemen, trapping the opponents behind the play.

the center player in the forward line who usually leads their team’s attack when they are trying to score a goal; they take part in most of the face-offs; they control the puck and try to score or pas [..]

a circle, measuring 30 feet in diameter, at the center of the ice where the puck is dropped in a face-off to start the game and to restart the game after a goal has been scored.

a red, 12-inch wide line across the ice midway between the two goals.

when a defending player sends the puck out of the opponent's attacking zone, all the attacking players must leave or clear the zone to avoid being called offside when the puck reenters the zone.

two players who make up a team’s defensive unit usually stationed in or near their defensive zone to help the goalie guard against opposing forwards; sometimes they lead an offensive rush. The left de [..]

the zone or area nearest a team’s goal (the goal they are defending).