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 Lightning took a two-goal lead on a play off the rush as Kucherov gained the offensive blue line, found Hagel back along the left-wing side.
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
With the Bruins locked in an OT battle with the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, David Pastrnak made a nice play to corral Nikita Zadorov’s long pass up at the LA blue line and sent a cross-ice pass over to the Geekie on the right side.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
In the graph, many forecast members (blue lines) dip toward or below 0 m/s in late November, showing the potential for a significant weakening or even reversal of the 10 hPa zonal winds, compared with the typical climatological values shown in red.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
But Carlo, Myers and Simon Benoit, in particular, have been giving up a ton, and that’s half their blue line right there.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
With the Bruins locked in an OT battle with the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, David Pastrnak made a nice play to corral Nikita Zadorov’s long pass up at the LA blue line and sent a cross-ice pass over to the Geekie on the right side.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
In the graph, many forecast members (blue lines) dip toward or below 0 m/s in late November, showing the potential for a significant weakening or even reversal of the 10 hPa zonal winds, compared with the typical climatological values shown in red.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
But Carlo, Myers and Simon Benoit, in particular, have been giving up a ton, and that’s half their blue line right there.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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