Teach me about hockey.

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I cant believe that the B's are this close to the Stanley Cup!! All the games have been exciting to watch..

And I can't believe that the Lightning are as well.  I'm hoping for a bounce back game for Tampa tomorrow.

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Wow that TB v BOS game was crazy!  I went from "OH NO!" to "FUCK YES!" in record time.

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Game 7!

[Sunstroke]

I was hoping for a little Thunder and Lightning in the Finals...Thunder in the NBA Finals and Lightning in the NHL Finals. The Thunder came up short...hopefully the Lightning can get there.

[BigDaddyFin]

Someone explain to me what the fuck a double minor is and how one goes about getting such a penalty.

Also am I wrong or do the two guys that make the pass in hockey get the assist?  In basketball the assist goes to the guy that passes to the guy who scores a basket.  It appears to me that the guy who passes to the guy who passes to the guy who scores also gets a statistical point. 

I already know about plus and minus.  And I know statistical points are not the same as a goal scored.

Also what the hell is a natural hat trick?  A hat trick is 3 goals right?  So how does one get a natural hat trick?

[Phishfan]

A double minor is basically a penalty that was more severe than what would constitute a minor penalty, but not severe enough to be a major. Instead of two minutes or five minutes, the punishment is four minutes in the box.

Yes, two players in hockey can be awarded an assist.

I had to look up natural hat trick. Apparently it is three consecutive goals, not just three goals.

[Sunstroke]

The way a "natural hat trick" was explained to me was that it was three even-strength goals, rather than having one or more power play goals as part of the trick. That could be wrong...that's just the way it was related to me.