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empty-net goal

empty-net goal noun: a point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.

Noun

empty-net goal (plural empty-net goals)

  1. A point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.
    • Malik added an empty-net goal with 55 seconds left on a length-of-the-ice shot.2001 February 19, “Carolina close in on Bruins”, in BBC Sport Online, retrieved 14 May 2008
    Synonyms:
    empty-netter

Synonyms of empty-net goal

Forms of empty-net goal

pluralempty-net goals
alternative formempty net goal

Questions about empty-net goal

What does empty-net goal mean?
Empty-net goal means a point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.
What part of speech is empty-net goal?
Empty-net goal is a noun.
What is the plural of empty-net goal?
The plural of empty-net goal is empty-net goals.

Words near empty-net goal in the dictionary

  1. empty-headedness
  2. empty-hearted
  3. empty-hoofed
  4. empty-nest syndrome
  5. empty-nester
  6. empty-net goal
  7. empty-net goals
  8. empty-netter
  9. empty-netters
  10. empty-suited
  11. empty-vee

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