onside
adverb or adjective
on·side
ˈȯn-ˈsīd 
ˈän-
: not offside : in a position legally to play or receive the ball or puck
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Ivan Perišić just barely stayed onside to flick a header to Petar Musa, who smacked in a right-footer to tie the game.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Just over two minutes later, the game was tied after another couple of individual efforts, first by William Carrier managing to stay onside while winning a puck battle with Jeremy Lauzon, falling to the ice and still somehow sliding the puck over to fellow fourth-liner Mark Jankowski.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
After corralling a loose puck along the boards, Hughes spun away from the blue line to keep the play onside, then feathered a backhanded pass into open ice with just the right amount of touch to set up Nico Sturm for a goal that tied the game.
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Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
12 May 2026
Pastrnak had just changed on to the ice and Lindholm hit him with the long pass at the Buffalo blue line, with Pastrnak managing to stay just onside.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
Just over two minutes later, the game was tied after another couple of individual efforts, first by William Carrier managing to stay onside while winning a puck battle with Jeremy Lauzon, falling to the ice and still somehow sliding the puck over to fellow fourth-liner Mark Jankowski.
—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
After corralling a loose puck along the boards, Hughes spun away from the blue line to keep the play onside, then feathered a backhanded pass into open ice with just the right amount of touch to set up Nico Sturm for a goal that tied the game.
—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
12 May 2026
Pastrnak had just changed on to the ice and Lindholm hit him with the long pass at the Buffalo blue line, with Pastrnak managing to stay just onside.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Onside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onside. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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