High-sticking

High-sticking the puck, as defined in Rule 80[1] of the rules of the National Hockey League, may occur when a player intentionally or inadvertently plays the puck with his stick above the height of the shoulders or above the cross bar of a hockey goal.

It may occur when a player hits an opponent's head, face, or neck with their stick in an action judged not to be the result of normal play.

If the puck goes into the opposing net after coming into contact with a high stick, the goal is disallowed.

A penalty is assessed if a player strikes an opponent with a high stick as part of an action which is not judged to be "committed as a normal windup or follow through of a shooting motion, or accidental contact on the opposing center who is bent over during the course of a face-off.

[5] It is possible for referees to review a high-sticking double minor penalty to confirm that the correct call was made.