Get the jump
To move fast and thereby get a good start on the opponents.
Goal
Provides one point; scored when a puck goes between the goalposts from the stick of an attacking player and entirely crosses the red line between the goalposts; also the informal term used to refer to the area made of the goalposts and the net guarded by the goalie and into which a puck must enter to score a point.
Goal cage
A 6 foot wide by 4 foot high tubular steel frame consisting of a cross bar and two goalposts to which a net is attached.
Goal crease
A semi-circular area with a 6 foot radius in front of the opening of the goal; denotes the playing area of the goaltender within which attacking players must not obstruct his movement or vision.
Goal line
The two-inch red line between the goalposts that stretches in both directions to the sideboards.
Goalkeeper, goalie or goaltender
The heavily padded player who guards the goal; prevents opponents from scoring by stopping the puck any way he can.
Goalposts
The metal bars that frame the area to which the net is attached which rests on the center of the goal line and between which a puck must pass to score a goal.
