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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Lorentz picked Anže Kopitar’s pocket at the defensive blue line, jumping to daylight and beating Kuemper with a snap shot to the glove side.
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin, from inside the Predators’ blue line, put a shot toward the net that was intercepted by Tyson Jost, and quickly transitioned the other way.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
But the third period may have been a costly one for the team’s blue line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
After a pass intended for Letourneau did not connect with the target just outside the BC blue line, UConn went on the attack.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin, from inside the Predators’ blue line, put a shot toward the net that was intercepted by Tyson Jost, and quickly transitioned the other way.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
But the third period may have been a costly one for the team’s blue line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
After a pass intended for Letourneau did not connect with the target just outside the BC blue line, UConn went on the attack.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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