Offensive zone - When you're in the offensive zone, go for the puck. If your other forward has the puck, stand in front of the net, and try to screen the goalie, or get his attention. Try to deflect pucks, too. If the puck is near you, go for it. Read the Defense Board Battles section tips.

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Defensive zone - Play the point, like the Defense does in the offensive zone. Try to keep the defensemen from getting the puck, and be ready to break out as soon as your defensemen get the puck. When they get the puck, start skating hard. Be ready to receive a pass. And there is a breakaway, just like that.

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Shooting - There are three major types of shots.
1) The Slap Shot - This is a "scare" shot in hockey. Not really good for anything. Just good for getting a shot on net, and letting someone deflect it in. It is a very inaccurate shot.
2) The Wrist Shot - The best shot, in my opinion. This is one big reason Brendan Shanahan and Brett Hull score so many goals. The wrist shot is really a whole body shot. It is a very accurate and quick.
3) The Snap Shot - A mini-slapshot. You wind up like a slapshot, but then you flick it with your wrists, like a wrist shot. Combines the accuracy of the wrister with the speed of the slapper.

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Positioning - If you're not the one doing the dirty work along the boards, stand in front of the crease. Don't stand in the crease! Try to deflect the puck in. When the ref isn't looking, heckle the goaltender a little. Don't do this too much though. But mainly, try to screen the goalie's vision, and try to deflect the puck in. If the goalie comes out of the crease, he's free pickings. Tug at his glove, hit his pads...whatever.
Whenever you're going into the zone, don't camp out. You have to move around so that you can be ready for a pass. If you stay in one place, it's easy for the defender to intercept.