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Early in the second period Stone snuck behind the Avalanche defense for a backdoor tap-in goal on the power play.—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 2026 The ball rolled across the edge of the 6-yard box to Chawinga, who scored the tap-in.—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026 Summit defender Carson Pickett steered in an own goal in the 65th minute while trying to clear a pass destined for a back-post tap-in.—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026 His lag putting to tap-in range was especially impressive.—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tap-in