score off
phrasal verb
scored off; scoring off; scores off
British, informal
: to say or do something in order to get an advantage over (someone)
They're always trying to score off each other.
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End of first period: Panthers 3, Edmonton 0 Anton Lundell scored off a fantastic Carter Verhaeghe forecheck and assist with 41.7 seconds left in the first period to give the Panthers a fat 3-0 lead after the first period.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Texas scored off a solo home run from Stewart in the fourth and then again in the sixth off a throwing error from Tennessee third baseman Taylor Pannell.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Justin Danforth and Ivan Provorov scored goals for the Blue Jackets, while goaltender Elvis Merzlikins had 30 saves before allowing a goal with just 33 seconds left in overtime to Utah’s Dylan Guenther, who finished a breakaway by scoring off his own rebound.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Not unlike a basketball team that becomes averse to scoring off a fast break, the Leafs don’t generate many of the easy chances that come in transition when foes are outnumbered and/or out of structure.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Texas scored off a solo home run from Stewart in the fourth and then again in the sixth off a throwing error from Tennessee third baseman Taylor Pannell.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Justin Danforth and Ivan Provorov scored goals for the Blue Jackets, while goaltender Elvis Merzlikins had 30 saves before allowing a goal with just 33 seconds left in overtime to Utah’s Dylan Guenther, who finished a breakaway by scoring off his own rebound.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Not unlike a basketball team that becomes averse to scoring off a fast break, the Leafs don’t generate many of the easy chances that come in transition when foes are outnumbered and/or out of structure.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Score off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/score%20off. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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