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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After that, the options aren’t amazing, but Detroit has enough incentive to improve its blue line to consider the options.
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Jones had the opening goal that changed Game 7 and again anchored the Panthers’ blue line.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
To make matters worse, a turnover at the offensive blue line led to the first goal against and a poor line change was partially to blame for the Golden Knights getting an odd-man rush and Karlsson scoring the go-ahead goal.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 10 May 2025
So Rantanen went to work on him as well, creating a turnover near the Stars’ blue line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Jones had the opening goal that changed Game 7 and again anchored the Panthers’ blue line.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
To make matters worse, a turnover at the offensive blue line led to the first goal against and a poor line change was partially to blame for the Golden Knights getting an odd-man rush and Karlsson scoring the go-ahead goal.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 10 May 2025
So Rantanen went to work on him as well, creating a turnover near the Stars’ blue line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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