| Breakaway | Occurs when a player with the puck has a clear path to the net, with no other opponent between him and the goaltender. |
| Deke | To fake an opponent out of position. |
| Down Low | The area around the net or behind it. |
| Dump and Chase | A style of hockey where a team shoots the puck into one of the corners of the offensive zone and then pursues it. This is opposed to carrying the puck into the zone. |
| Forecheck | To pressure an opponent in order to prevent an offensive rush. |
| Freezing the Puck | To hold the puck against the boards with either the stick or skate to get a stoppage in play. |
| Full Strength | A term used to describe when both teams are matched evenly with five skaters and one goalie. |
| Grinder | A type of player known for his checking ability and work ethic; often associated with a player who is strong defensively, but who doesn't score many points. |
| Hat Trick | The scoring of three or more goals by a player in one game. A natural hat trick is when the same player scores three consecutive goals. |
| One-Timer | The act of shooting the puck directly off a pass without stopping it first. The offensive player takes his backswing while the puck is on its way to him and tries to time his swing with the arrival of the puck. |
| Penalty Shot | One of the most exciting and rare plays in hockey occurs when an offensive player is tripped from behind and denied a breakaway scoring opportunity, when the goaltender deliberately displaces the goal post during the course of a breakaway or when a defensive player falls on and holds the puck in his own crease. The puck is placed at center ice and the offensive player is allowed to move in alone on the goaltender for a free shot. |
| Point | A position just inside the offensive blue line usually occupied by defensemen when their team is in control of the puck inside the offensive zone. |
| Roughing | A minor altercation that does not warrant a major penalty (pushing and shoving rather than actual fisticuffs). |
| Power Play | A crucial situation that occurs when a team has a one- or two-man advantage over the opposition due to penalties. This is the opposite of penalty killing. |
| Pulling the Goalie | The act of replacing the goalie with an extra skater. This occurs when a team is losing, usually by one goal in the last minute of the game. It is a high-risk attempt to tie the game. |
| Screened Shot | When a goaltender's view is blocked by players between himself and the shooter. |
| Shorthanded | A situation that occurs when the opposing team has a one- or two-man advantage due to penalties. When shorthanded, a team is also known to be penalty killing. |
| Slap Shot | Hitting the puck with the blade of the stick after taking a full backswing. |
| Slot | The area directly in front of the goal crease, between the face-off circles, where many scoring opportunities take place. |
| Top Shelf | Term used to describe when a player shoots high in an attempt to beat the goalie by putting the puck in the top part of the net. |
| Wraparound | When a player skates around behind the opposing goal and attempts to wrap the puck around the goal post and in. |
| Wrist Shot/Snap Shot | Hitting the puck with the blade of the stick using a quick snap of the wrist rather than a full back swing. |
| Zamboni | A popular brand of ice resurfacing machine that is often generically used to describe all ice resurfacing machines. The original Zamboni was invented by Frank Zamboni in California during the 1940s. |
| 2007-2008 Regular Season | |||||
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| R. Nash | 80 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 69 |
| N. Zherdev | 82 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 61 |
| M. Peca | 65 | 8 | 26 | -1 | 34 |
| R. Hainsey | 78 | 8 | 24 | -7 | 32 |
| J. Chimera | 81 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 31 |
| M. Malhotra | 71 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| D. Vyborny | 66 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| D. Fritsche | 69 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| J. Novotny | 65 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 22 |
| R. Klesla | 82 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 18 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| P. Leclaire | 24 | 17 | 6 | .919 | 2.25 |
| F. Norrena | 10 | 19 | 6 | .896 | 2.72 |
| Full Team Stats >> | |||||
