How does offside work in the PWHL?

Players of the attacking team must not precede the puck into the attacking zone.

• The position of a player's skates, not her stick, decides offside.
• A player is offside when both skates are completely over the leading edge of the blue line involved in the play.
• She is onside if either skate is in contact with the blue line, or on her own side of it, at the instant the puck completely crosses the leading edge of the line.
• A puck carrier who crosses the line ahead of the puck is not offside, provided she had possession and control of the puck with her stick before both skates completely crossed the leading edge of the blue line.
• If a player legally carries, passes or plays the puck back into her own defending zone while an opposing player is in that zone, the offside is ignored.

Source: PWHL Official Rulebook 2025-26, Rule 85.