Assist: Point awarded to a player or players for helping set up a goal; usually the last two offensive players to handle the puck prior to a goal being scored are credited for assists. Boards: The wooden and glass walls that surround the rink. Body Check: Using the hip or shoulder to impede the progress of an opponent who has the puck. Breakaway: A scoring opportunity that occurs when there are no defending players between the puck carrier and the opposing goaltender. Changing On The Fly: Substitution of players without a stoppage in play. Face-Off: To initiate play, the puck is dropped between two opposing players who face each other. Forechecking: Pressuring the opposition when they control the puck. Hat Trick: Three goals scored by one player in a single game. Power Play: When a team has more players on the ice because of a penalty (or penalties) called against the opposing team. Pull The Goalie: In an attempt to tie the score, a team trailing by one or two goals may take its goalie off the rink and send out an extra skater. This usually occurs in the closing minute(s) of a game. Shorthanded: When a team is forced to play with fewer players than the opposition, because one or more have been sent to the penalty box. Slap Shot: A sweeping motion with an accentuated back swing to shoot the puck. Wrist Shot: The motion of shooting with the puck directly against the blade of the stick.