RULE 38.2 (b):A play that results in a "GOAL" call on the ice where the defending team claims that the play should have been stopped by reason of any play occurring in the offensive zone that should have resulted in a play stoppage but did not.
Clarification - High-Sticked Pucks
i) If the missed game stoppage is a high-sticked puck committed by the attacking player from the neutral zone to himself or a teammate in the offensive zone - a Coach's Challenge by the defending teamwould be successful. While the puck was high-sticked in the neutral zone, the rule infraction does not occur until that player or a teammate touches the puck in the offensive zone.
ii) If the missed game stoppage is a high-sticked puck committed by a defending player to a defending player - either in the defending zone or from the neutral zone back to a teammate in the defending zone - a Coach's Challenge by the defending team would be unsuccessful. The spirit of the rule is to address Missed Game Stoppages in the Offensive Zone caused by an attacking player.
Clarification - Batted Pucks
i) If the missed game stoppage is a batted puck committed by the attacking player from the neutral zone to himself or a teammate in the offensive zone - a Coach's Challenge by the defending team would be successful. While the puck was batted in the neutral zone, the rule infraction does not occur until that player or a teammate touches the puck in the offensive zone.
ii) If the missed game stoppage is a defending player batting the puck from the neutral zone back to a teammate in the defending zone - a Coach's Challenge by the defending team would be unsuccessful. The spirit of the rule is to address Missed Game Stoppages in the Offensive Zone caused by an attacking player.
Clarification - Offensive Zone Puck Out of Play
If the missed game stoppage is a puck deflected or shot out of play (i.e. into the netting) in the offensive zone, regardless of whether it last touched the stick of an attacking or defending player - a Coach's Challenge by the defending team would be successful.