The NHL has unveiled a set of rule changes that will take effect for the 2024-25 season. The league stated on Wednesday outlining rule revisions for scenarios subject to a coach's challenge ...

Just a week into the 2016 playoffs, we've seen some quirky rules applied. Here are five more actual NHL rules that many fans may not have heard of. Just a week into the 2016 playoffs, we've seen ...

Leafs Captain Auston Matthews initially had no idea why he was given a minor penalty when he grabbed Elvis Merzlikins' stick after the two collided with one another.

The 2024-2025 NHL season is ready to kick-off. Preseason action is just beginning, as training camps progress and teams ...

There are so many phrases and words that no one hears anywhere else but at the rink. Below, is an alphabetical list of some of the essentials, from "breakaway" to "Zamboni." Backchecking: A ...

When a referee assesses a penalty, there are varying degrees of punishment. A penalty can have a duration of two, four, five or 10 minutes. Minor penalties are erased by an opponent's goal, but ...

Tyler Myers and Connor McDavid both received a match penalty on Saturday night.

AP The NHL goaltender interference rule is just like the strike zone. It is subjective, often arbitrary. The rule/zone changes from game to game and from officiating crew/home plate umpire.

This salary deferral tool is one of many CBA rules, standards and parameters that fans may not be familiar with as this season plays out. The NHL CBA, an ironclad legal contract over 500 pages ...