1. Washington Capitals HOW MANY PLAYERS? Counting and Adding with Hockey

2. Essential Question: Does the number of hockey players on the ice matter in hockey?
How many things can you count at a hockey game? Make a list: goals, skates…
Count the number of players on the ice in this picture.

3. Use your handout Players on the Ice to count and record your answers.
Let’s count the skaters, goalies, and total players on each team and on the ice.

4. PENALTY: When a player breaks a rule, he has to sit in the Penalty Box.
What is different about the teams when a player is serving a penalty in the Penalty Box?

5. OVERTIME: When a game is tied at the end, the teams play overtime.
How many skaters are on a team in an overtime situation?