In hockey, can you score a goal before the offsides is whistled down?

Question

Occasionally, when a linesman gives the signal to indicate that offsides will be called if a pass is made into the opposing defensive zone, the player in possession of the puck will use the opportunity to simply dump it in deep so that his/her teamates can make a line change (rather than waiting for them to all come back and tag up at the line). However, what would happen if rather than dumping the puck into the zone he/she shot the puck on net and it went in?! Is this goal called off, even if no teammate ever touched the puck in the opposing defensive zone?

Answer 1

No, it wouldn't count because the players would have gone over the blue line before the puck. It would still be offside because the puck has to cross the blue line before the players do.

A delayed offside sometimes is whistled down when the defending team can't clear the puck out of their zone (due to forechecking by the other team). It's whistled dead and the play is faced off at the blue line.

Delayed offside was originated in the 1970's to try to reduce the number of stops in a game. Before, if a player from team A shot the puck into team B's zone with team A players already across the blue line, the play would be whistled dead even if a team B player got to the puck first. With delayed offside, team B gets a chance to clear out the puck and the play continues.

Answer 2

well offsides is actually when a player from one team crosses into the other teams zone before the puck does. Now as long as the puck stays in the neutural zone they wont call offsides but if the puck crosses into the zone while there's already a player in there, then offsides will be called. So if one team shoots the puck into the other teams zone from the neutral zone and there are none of his players in there, then there is no offsides and if the puck went in, its a goal!

Answer 3

If the puck is intentionally shot on net, I believe the officials have the discretion to blow the play dead or let it continue. Presumably, if the puck were to go in, a stoppage would ensue and a faceoff would take place outside the blueline.

However, if a dump-in were to deflect off a defending player before going into the net, the goal counts.

Answer 4

A straight up offsides - no it wouldn't count. It sounds like you're talking about an "own goal" with a delayed offsides in place. Interesting question - I would think since no offensive player touched it, it would count.

Answer 5

IF ITS OFFSIDE THE PLAY IS DEAD. IF THE PUCK GOES IN WHEN A PLAYER SHOTS THE PUCK FROM OUTSIDE THE BLUE LINE AND ONE OF HIS PLAYERS IS OFFSIDE THE PLAY IS DEAD.


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Answer 6

Yes it would count as long as his or her teammates don't touch the puck.

Answer 7

no