the neutral zone

noun

: the middle part of an ice hockey rink that is between the two zones defended by the teams

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With a little over seven minutes left in the game Saturday and the Canadiens trailing 4-3, Matheson collected a puck just outside the Montreal blue line in the neutral zone and began skating up ice. Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025 Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl can easily beat the forecheck going full speed, and have the advantage of less traffic once hitting the neutral zone. Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Morgan Geekie pounced on a puck up high in the Boston zone and sent a cross-ice diagonal pass to Pavel Zacha in the neutral zone. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025 Elias Pettersson tracked back well in the neutral zone and won puck possession. Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the neutral zone

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“The neutral zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20neutral%20zone. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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