1. A goal is scored when a team has shot or directed the puck into the goal net and entirely over the plane of the goal line between the posts during game action and is deemed legal by the referee and/or video- goal judge (for exceptions to this rule, see Rule 99-7).

2. A goal is scored when the puck is put between the goal posts below the crossbar and entirely across the plane of the goal line.

3. A goal is scored when the puck is shot, kicked, directed, or put into the goal net in any way by a defending player.

4. A goal is scored when the puck is deflected into the goal net by accidentally striking the helmet or any part of a player’s body from a shot by any player on the ice.

5. If the puck is directed off a helmet or any part of an attacking skater’s body the goal will not count.

6. The puck must be whole when it crosses the plane of the goal line between the posts.

7. Any puck shot into the goal net during a stoppage in play is not considered a goal.

8. A goal is considered official once a faceoff has taken place at centre ice following that goal. Video evidence obtained after the ensuing faceoff which indicates the goal should not have been allowed is not admissible.

9. Only one goal can be awarded to one team at any single instance during a game. In the case of a goal being scored without a stoppage of play and subsequently another goal is scored by either team, at which time video review shows the initial play to have been a goal, the second goal is nullified, the first goal is counted, and time is put back on the scoreclock (both playing time and, where applicable, penalty time) to indicate when the first goal was scored.

10. If, upon further review in situation Rule 94-9, the initial goal is ruled illegal by the video-goal judge, the subsequent goal will count and the scoreclock will not be adjusted.

11. Any penalties which occur during the two goals in Rule 94-9 or after the whistle after the second goal will be assessed except the first minor penalty to the team scored upon (as per rules regarding the nullifying of penalties when a goal is scored during a delayed penalty).

12. The ‘lacrosse-like’ manoeuvre (whereby a skater cradles the puck on the blade of his stick) is permitted provided he does not raise his stick above the height of his shoulder at any time during the motion (see also Rule 75-9).

13. If the goaltender is in his crease and the puck is deflected into the goal net by the stick or body of an attacking skater who has established position in the crease, the goal will not count and the ensuing faceoff will take place at a faceoff spot outside the blue line.

14. If a skater’s skates are not in the goal crease in Rule 94-13, but his stick is, then any goal scored off the stick will be allowed provided the stick is not interfering with the goaltender’s ability to play his position. If the stick is interfering, the goal will not count, and the ensuing faceoff will take place at a faceoff spot outside the blue line.

15. A player can be fully in the crease when the puck enters the net either by his means or any other player’s so long as the goaltender is out of the crease by his own doing.

16. For a goal to be legal, the puck must cross the plane of the goal line prior to the expiration of a period. If the scoreclock is not functioning, the video-goal judge can be consulted. In all other cases, the decision by the on-ice officials is final.

17. If the penalty-box attendant fails to open the penalty-box door at the expiration of a penalty, thus delaying a skater’s re-entry to the ice, and during this time the opposing team scores a goal, the goal will count.

18. If the puck enters the net prior to the buzzer sounding the end of a period and the referee allows the goal to count, it is not necessary to conduct a faceoff at centre ice. The referee will ensure that the scorekeeper records the goal at 19:59 on the official game sheet.

19. When goals are scored in the final minute of a period where tenths of seconds are shown on the scoreclock, the time of the goal must be rounded down to the nearest second on the official game sheet.

Game situation 1: During a video review for a goal, if the referees are notified that the scoreclock was not running when the puck entered the goal net, the goal will still count provided it is determined that the period had not expired. The referees, in discussion with the linesmen, timekeeper, and video-goal judge will determine the length of time that the clock was not running and make the necessary adjustment. If neither the referee nor the off-ice officials can determine the time adjustment, the game will continue using the present time on the clock.

Game situation 2: If a defending player puts the puck into his goal net while an attacking skater is in the goal crease, the goal will count.

1. If a skater of the attacking team is pushed, shoved, or fouled by a defending skater to cause him to be in the goal crease when the puck enters the goal net, the goal will be allowed unless the attacking skater had sufficient time to get out of the goal crease.

2. If the puck is loose in the goal crease and put into in the goal net by the stick of an attacking skater, the goal will count.

3. If an attacking skater is in the goal crease at the moment the puck crosses the plane of the goal line, and his position in no way affects the goaltender’s ability to make a save or play his position properly, the goal will count.

4. If a goaltender is outside his goal crease and an attacking skater prevents the goaltender from returning to his crease or prevents the goaltender from playing his position properly while a goal is scored, the goal will not count and the attacking skater will be assessed a minor penalty for interference.

5. The goal crease is considered a three-dimensional space, and all crease rules pertain not only to the blue ice but to the space above the blue ice to the height of the crossbar.

1. No goal will be allowed if an attacking skater directs the puck into the goal net with his skate in any manner.

2. If an attacking skater kicks at a puck and it is subsequently shot into the goal net by either that skater or a teammate after the goaltender has made a save, the goal will count.

3. If an attacking skater kicks the puck and it deflects directly off the goaltender or his equipment, or off a skater from either team and into the goal net, the goal will not count.

4. If an attacking skater turns his skate in any manner with the intention of directing the puck at the goal, and the puck enters the goal net as a result of that directing, the goal will not count.

5. If an attacking skater tries to kick the puck from his skate to his stick but fails to gain possession of the puck with his stick before the puck enters the goal net, the goal will not count.

6. If an attacking skater is jostling with an opponent and during this time he directs the puck into the goal net while trying to maintain his balance, the goal will not count. Directing the puck is the sole criterion, not the jostling with an opponent.

7. If an attacking skater has the puck on his stick and kicks his stick to propel the puck into the goal net, the goal will not count.

1. No goal will be allowed if an attacking skater kicks, throws, gloves, or otherwise directs the puck into the goal net with any part of his body or by any means other than his stick even if the puck is further deflected by a player or on-ice official after initial contact.

2. No goal will be allowed if an attacking skater directs, deflects, or bats the puck into the goal net in any way with his stick above the height of the crossbar, even if the puck subsequently deflects off any skater, the goaltender, or an on-ice official, or bounces off the ice and in. The determining factor is where the puck makes contact with the stick in relation to the crossbar. If that part of the stick making contact with the puck is at or below the crossbar, the goal will count.

3. No goal will be allowed if the puck is directly deflected into the goal net off an on-ice official even if the puck subsequently deflects off a skater from either team or the goaltender. If the puck hits an on-ice official and is subsequently put into the goal net in any legal manner, the goal will count.

4. No goal will be allowed if the puck is under a defending player who is pushed by an attacking skater, together with the puck, into the goal net.

5. No goal will be allowed if a skater enters the game illegally from his players’ bench and his team scores a goal while he is on the ice.

6. If a skater leaves the penalty box prior to the expiration of his penalty, by either his error or an error of the penalty-box attendant, and the skater’s team scores a goal while he is on the ice or has been substituted, the goal will not count, and the skater must return to the penalty box to serve the remaining time of his penalty. If other penalties are assessed during this time, they must be served as well.

7. A referee has the right to consult the linesmen for incidents leading up to the scoring of a goal. Should a linesman witness a foul which carries with it a major penalty, game-misconduct penalty, match penalty, or unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty committed by an attacking skater and which goes undetected by the referee immediately prior to a goal, the linesman can report the incident, and the referee may decide to disallow the goal and assess penalties.

8. No goal will be allowed if the puck completely crosses the plane of the goal line after the period has expired.

9. No goal will be allowed if the referee has blown his whistle to stop play before the puck crosses the plane of the goal line. Such a play is not subject to review by the video-goal judge.

Game situation 1: A7 bats the puck with his hand. If it deflects off the opposing goaltender to A8 who then shoots the puck into the goal net, the goal will not count.

Game situation 2: A6 bats the puck with his hand. If it deflects off the opposing goaltender, deflects off B2, to A9 who then shoots the puck into the goal net, the goal will not count.

Game situation 3: A7 bats the puck with his hand. If the puck then hits the shaft of the stick of A6 and goes directly into the goal net of the opposing team, the goal will not count.

Game situation 4: If the puck makes contact with the stick of an attacking skater at a point on the stick above the height of the crossbar and then hits the body of any other player on the ice and goes into the goal net, the goal will not count.

Game situation 5: If a defending skater directs the puck into his goal net while an attacking skater is in the goal crease and initiates contact with the goaltender, the goal will not count and the attacking skater might be penalized.

Game situation 6: If a defending skater directs the puck into his goal net while an attacking skater initiates contact with the goaltender, the goal will not count and the attacking skater will be penalized.

Game situation 7: If a defending skater directs the puck into his goal net while an attacking skater is in the goal crease and in no way affects the goaltender’s ability to play his position, the goal will count.

1. If a defending player displaces his goal frame and the opposing team scores a goal, the goal will be allowed provided:

1. The video-goal judge may consult with the referee only at the request of the referee or by request of the video-goal judge himself. He is consulted primarily to determine the legitimacy of a goal.

2. If a goal is scored or appears to have been scored, the referee will make his call immediately (goal, or no goal) and then, if necessary, consult the video-goal judge. It will be up to the video-goal judge to confirm the referee’s call or, if there is proper evidence, refute it.

3. In the case where video review is inconclusive, the referee’s original call will stand.

4. If the video-goal judge requests consultation with the referee on a potential goal that no on-ice official acknowledged, the opinion of the video-goal judge will be the decisive one.

5. If neither the on-ice officials nor the video-goal judge reviews a possible goal at the next stoppage of play, further review is not permitted after the ensuing faceoff.

6. If there is no indication from the referees or video-goal judge to review a questionable play immediately following the end of a period, no review can be conducted once the players have left the ice.

7. The following are the only situations subject to review by the video- goal judge (see Rule 45-3 for other uses):