Goal (ice hockey)
The National Hockey League (NHL) abolished this rule starting in the 1999-2000 season after the disputed triple-overtime goal in the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals.
Brett Hull of the Dallas Stars scored the series-clinching goal against the Buffalo Sabres.
Typically, the last player on the goal-scoring team to touch the puck before it goes into the net is credited with scoring that goal.
Zero, one, or two other players on the goal-scoring team may also credited with an assist for helping their teammate to score the goal.
Each year the Rocket Richard Trophy is presented to the NHL player to have scored the most goals.
Many believe the game is less entertaining because of this, and blame the change on the increasing size of goaltending equipment and the advent of defensive systems such as the neutral zone trap.
Fans of defensive hockey counter by saying the high scoring of the 1980s was an anomaly, and this shift represents a return to the norm.
For the 2004-05 American Hockey League season, four major rule changes were made that were intended to increase the scoring in games and make it more popular among casual fans: The AHL rules were slightly modified and adopted in the NHL and ECHL for 2005-06, when the NHL returned after the 2004–05 lockout.
As in all matters, however, the referee retains final authority and can override the opinion of the goal judge.
[4] A Gordie Howe hat trick occurs when a player scores a goal, gets an assist and gets in a fight.
The trend of sounding a horn when the home team scores a goal originated in the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals between the Montreal Canadiens and the Chicago Black Hawks.
Some notable ones include "Lithium" by Nirvana used by the Seattle Kraken, The Fratellis' "Chelsea Dagger" used by the Chicago Blackhawks,[6] Tim McGraw's "I Like It, I Love It", which has a couple words substituted to fit the Nashville Predators,[7] and Ray Castoldi, the music director and organist and Madison Square Garden's "Slapshot", a song used by the New York Rangers since 1995.
