NHL General Knowledge Quiz · Quiz Mode: Multiple Choice

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01How many points is a goal worth in hockey?
02What trophy is awarded to the NHL playoff champion?
03How many skaters does each team normally have on the ice at even strength, not counting the goalie?
04A player who scores three goals in a single game has recorded what?
05In which country was ice hockey first organized into a formal indoor game in the 1870s?
06What piece of equipment do NHL goaltenders wear that skaters do not?
07The thin frozen disc that players shoot at the net is called what?
08Which of these is an Original Six NHL franchise?
09What is the name of the overtime period used to decide a tied regular-season game when extra time settles nothing?
10Wayne Gretzky earned which nickname during his career?
11A clean sheet — a game in which a goalie allows no goals — is called what?
12The rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs is rooted in which two languages and cultures?
13Which NHL award is given to the league’s most valuable player?
14A penalty for tripping or hooking typically sends a player to the box for how long?
15Offside is called when an attacking player crosses which line into the offensive zone before the puck does?
16Which trophy is awarded to the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup playoffs?
17Bobby Orr, who revolutionized the role of the offensive defenseman, spent most of his career with which team?
18The 1980 “Miracle on Ice,” when the United States beat the Soviet Union, occurred at which event?
19What does a team do when it pulls its goalie in the final minutes while trailing?
20Which city did the team now known as the Colorado Avalanche play in before relocating in 1995?
21A faceoff is used to start play. How does the official begin it?
22The Vezina Trophy recognizes excellence at which position?
23Which NHL team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden?
24Icing is called when a team shoots the puck from behind its own end across which two lines untouched?
25Which goaltender won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2003 despite his team losing the Stanley Cup Final?
26The Original Six era ran from 1942 until the major expansion of which year?
27Which player scored “The Goal” in overtime of the 1972 Summit Series to beat the Soviet Union for Canada?
28The Art Ross Trophy goes to the player who leads the regular season in what?
29Which franchise relocated from Atlanta in 2011 to become the current Winnipeg Jets?
30The Selke Trophy is awarded to the forward judged best at which aspect of the game?
31Before the Detroit Red Wings settled on that name in 1932, the franchise was briefly known as what?
32Among defensemen, who holds the NHL career points record for the position?
33What is the maximum legal curve depth on an NHL stick blade, a rule introduced to limit dangerous shots?
34Which trophy did the NHL introduce in 1999 to honor the leading goal scorer specifically, separate from the overall points title?
35In which arena did the Edmonton Oilers win their string of Stanley Cups in the 1980s?
36The longest game in NHL history, decided in the sixth overtime in 1936, featured the Detroit Red Wings against which team?