Awarded goal

In ice hockey, an awarded goal is an unusual situation in which a goal is awarded to a team rather than scored.

A penalty shot is a type of penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player.

However, when such a lost opportunity occurs and the opposing team has pulled its goalie to substitute an extra attacker and the puck is in the neutral or attacking zone when the foul occurs, a goal is simply awarded without a penalty shot taking place.

In the Deutsche Eishockey Liga and National Hockey League, a goal can also be awarded if the goaltender deliberately knocks the goalpost off its moorings to stop a breakaway.

[2][3] A goal can also be automatically awarded during a penalty shot or a shootout, if the goaltender attempts to stop the attacker performing the penalty shot in an illegal manner.