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May 13

Ice hockey

In basketball, a shot counts if it leaves the hands of the shooter before the end-of-period buzzer sounds, even if the buzzer sounds before the basketball goes through the hoop. American football has a similar rule for all plays—the play counts if it started before the end-of-period buzzer, even if the buzzer sounds before the ball is carried in for a touchdown or the kick goes through the goal posts.

Does ice hockey have a similar rule?—If the end-of-period buzzer sounds after the shot leaves the shooter's stick but before the puck enters the goal, does the score count?

I'm particularly interested in ice hockey, but info on other sports (such as lacrosse, Australian rules football, soccer, field hockey, curling when the shot clock hits zero, Gaelic football, water polo, polo, etc.) would be appreciated too. References preferred, but personal knowledge would be appreciated too. Loraof (talk) 14:28, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The article buzzer beater has a section on other sports which answers the O.P.'s question regarding ice hockey, various types of football and lacrosse. --Xuxl (talk) 14:59, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Great! Thanks for that link. Loraof (talk) 22:25, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Logically, the nature of the various games impacts the "why" part of the answer to your question. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:42, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]