1. If a skater on the attacking team freezes the puck along the boards in the attacking zone in a clear attempt to stop play, the ensuing faceoff will take place outside the attacking zone blue line on the side where the stoppage occurred.

2. If a skater on the attacking team shoots the puck over the protective glass inside the attacking zone blue line without the puck touching an opponent’s body or stick, the ensuing faceoff will take place outside the blue line at the faceoff spot nearest to where the puck was shot.

3. If a skater on the attacking team shoots the puck over the protective glass inside the attacking zone blue line, but the puck touches an opponent’s body or stick, the ensuing faceoff will take place at the faceoff spot inside the blue line on the side where the puck was last touched.

4. If a skater on the attacking team takes a shot on goal from anywhere on the ice and the puck, without deflection, hits any part of the goal frame and goes out of play, the ensuing faceoff will take place in the attacking zone at the faceoff spot nearest to where the puck was shot.

5. When a skater on the attacking team scores a goal by a high stick, kicking motion, or any other method that is deemed illegal by the on-ice officials or video-goal judge, the ensuing faceoff will take place outside the attacking zone blue line.

6. When the puck enters the goal net as a result of a puck being deflected directly off an on-ice official, the ensuing faceoff will take place at the faceoff spot nearest to where the puck deflected off him.

7. If an attacking skater knocks the goal net off its moorings in the attacking zone and makes no attempt to avoid doing so, the ensuing faceoff will take place at the faceoff spot in the neutral zone nearest to the attacking zone. However, if an attacking player is pushed into the goal frame by a defending player, the ensuing faceoff will take place at an end zone faceoff spot in the attacking zone.

8. There are four instances when a whistle is blown inside the attacking blue line but the ensuing faceoff takes place outside the blue line: