the neutral zone
noun
: the middle part of an ice hockey rink that is between the two zones defended by the teams
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Avs fans have already seen his ability to loop back in the neutral zone and race through defenders in open ice.
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
Later, Smith, carrying the puck into the neutral zone, fired an 80-foot diagonal tape-to-tape pass to Celebrini, whose shot got past Ersson but didn’t have enough steam to cross the goal line.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
And replay shows a Chiefs player was lined up in the neutral zone when Allen took the snap on the sneak attempt, which should’ve been flagged for a first down.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
With the Sharks trailing 2-1 midway through the second period, Smith poked the puck off the stick of Jonathan Beecher to himself in the neutral zone, worked a give-and-go with Mikael Granlund, and beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot to the short side.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
Later, Smith, carrying the puck into the neutral zone, fired an 80-foot diagonal tape-to-tape pass to Celebrini, whose shot got past Ersson but didn’t have enough steam to cross the goal line.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
And replay shows a Chiefs player was lined up in the neutral zone when Allen took the snap on the sneak attempt, which should’ve been flagged for a first down.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
With the Sharks trailing 2-1 midway through the second period, Smith poked the puck off the stick of Jonathan Beecher to himself in the neutral zone, worked a give-and-go with Mikael Granlund, and beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot to the short side.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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