game point
noun
: a situation (as in tennis) in which one player will win the game by winning the next point
also
: the point itself
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The Panthers went 19-10-2 the rest of the way — including putting together two separate seven-game point streaks — to get the final spot into the field before making its first of three consecutive runs to the Stanley Cup Final.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Evgeni Malkin continued a six-game point streak with an assist.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Specifically, the Tampa Bay Lightning averaged nearly five goals per game during a recent 11-game win streak that grew into a 15-game point streak.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Dallas entered the break on a four-game points streak and sit just five points off league leaders Sporting JAX with a game in hand.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Evgeni Malkin continued a six-game point streak with an assist.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Specifically, the Tampa Bay Lightning averaged nearly five goals per game during a recent 11-game win streak that grew into a 15-game point streak.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Dallas entered the break on a four-game points streak and sit just five points off league leaders Sporting JAX with a game in hand.
—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Game point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20point. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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