blue line
noun
: either of two blue lines that divide an ice hockey rink into three equal zones and that separate the offensive and defensive zones from the center-ice neutral zone
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The Rangers pushed around the Penguins’ blue line during this contest.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
On the play, Macklin Celebrini had the puck inside the Ducks’ blue line and tried to put it through Carlsson’s skates.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
After falling just short in recent playoff runs, Edmonton has retooled its depth and blue line.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
John Beecher turned the puck over just outside the Boston blue line New York quickly transitioned to offense.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
On the play, Macklin Celebrini had the puck inside the Ducks’ blue line and tried to put it through Carlsson’s skates.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
After falling just short in recent playoff runs, Edmonton has retooled its depth and blue line.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
John Beecher turned the puck over just outside the Boston blue line New York quickly transitioned to offense.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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