hockey game
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Definition
Noun: A competitive sport played on an ice rink between two teams, each having six players on the ice (including a goaltender), where the objective is to propel a flat, round puck into the opposing team's goal using long sticks with angled blades.
Usage
The term "hockey game" refers specifically to a single match or contest of the sport of ice hockey. * We bought tickets to see a professional hockey game on Saturday night. * The championship hockey game went into overtime. * He has never attended a live hockey game before.
Advanced Usage
- "to drop the puck": This phrase signifies the start of a hockey game or a face-off, where the referee drops the puck between two opposing players.
- The referee will drop the puck to begin the third period.
- "end-to-end action": Used to describe a very fast-paced and exciting hockey game where play quickly transitions from one goal to the other.
- It was a great hockey game with lots of end-to-end action.
Variants and Related Words
- Hockey (n): The general name for the sport itself. While often synonymous with "ice hockey," it can also refer to field hockey.
- He has played hockey since he was five years old.
- Ice hockey (n): The full name of the sport played on ice, used to distinguish it from field hockey or other forms.
- Ice hockey is very popular in Canada.
- Game (n): A single contest or match within a sport.
- Our team has won three games in a row.
Synonyms
- Match: A formal contest in a sport. (e.g., )
- Contest: A competitive event. (e.g., )
Related Phrases
- Face-off: The method used to begin play at the start of a period or after a stoppage, where two opposing players try to gain control of the dropped puck.
- The center won the face-off to start the hockey game.
- Power play: A situation in a hockey game where one team has a numerical advantage in players because the opposing team has one or more players in the penalty box.
- They scored the winning goal on a power play.
- Hat trick: The achievement of one player scoring three goals in a single hockey game.
- The crowd threw their hats onto the ice after he completed the hat trick.
Noun
- a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks