Factors That Determine Offside
There are two determining factors in an offside violation:
- Puck position: the puck must completely cross the edge of the blue line closest to the attacking zone, thus entering the attacking zone
- Attacking players' skate position: when the puck enters the attacking zone, the skates of at least one attacking player are already fully within the attacking zone
Note that a player can be in an offside position within the attacking zone when the puck is outside of the zone: an offside call is made only when the puck enters the attacking zone.
An attacking player's skates may precede the puck into the attacking zone provided he is in control of the puck and no other offside condition exists when the puck completely crosses the determining edge of the blue line.
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