the boards

plural noun

US
: the low wooden wall that surrounds the playing surface in ice hockey
He crashed into the boards.

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Standout defenseman Niko Mikkola, who left the Game 3 victory after crashing hard into the boards and forward A.J. Greer, who left Game 3 in the final minutes, also were ruled out for Game 4. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025 The second-pair defenseman, who has been stellar for the Panthers all throughout the postseason, left midway through the third period of Saturday’s 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final after crashing into the boards shoulder first and in discomfort. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025 Towns played tough defense, switching onto Tatum and feasting on the boards, as did Mitchell Robinson. The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2025 Hyman then put the Oilers ahead for good with their third goal on a play that began innocently enough, with Nugent-Hopkins sending the puck off the boards after a faceoff in the Kings’ end. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 Find him, sign him to a contract, and have Max Domi mash him into the boards to take a series-altering major. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 May 2025 That was bad news, because Florida was busy killing the Terps on the boards and from behind the 3-point arc. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025 Expanding beyond the boards, Manning founded a boutique audio company called Lucas Engineering, which manufactured high-end microphones among other pro products. Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025 Portes co-founded the advocacy group Latinx Theatre Commons and serves on the boards of the Theatre Communication Group (an organization for non-profit theaters) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society theatrical union. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025

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