Blittner’s Blue Line: NHL Officiating and Notes From Around The League Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - March 4, 2024March 4, 20240 The art of officiating an NHL game is just that – an art. Sure, there are rules – upon rules, upon rules, upon rules – that are specifically spelled out, but there are also plenty of situations that are purposely left to the interpretation of the on-ice officials; namely, the