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 Olympian joined Ray Bourque as only the second Bruins defenseman in the last 40 years with a nine-game point streak.
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CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Jackson Blake, Taylor Hall, Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who have used a 12-game point streak (10-0-2) to surge to the top of the Eastern Conference with 82 points.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Adrian Kempe’s eight-game points streak ended.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Adrian Kempe’s eight-game points streak came to an end.
—Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Jackson Blake, Taylor Hall, Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who have used a 12-game point streak (10-0-2) to surge to the top of the Eastern Conference with 82 points.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Adrian Kempe’s eight-game points streak ended.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Adrian Kempe’s eight-game points streak came to an end.
—Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Game point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20point. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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