Rules and penalties

Fighting breaks NHL rules and costs a five minute major, but one fight does not get a player thrown out. See the rulebook, the history and…

A power play in hockey starts when a penalty leaves one team a skater short. See how 5 on 4, 5 on 3, majors and delayed…

Offside in hockey happens when both of an attacker’s skates cross the blue line before the puck. Learn delayed offside, tag up and NHL review rules.

Icing in hockey is when a team that is not shorthanded shoots the puck from its own half past the far goal line. Play stops for…