How to Use neutral zone in a Sentence

neutral zone

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Definition of neutral zonenext
  • As the Avs pushed the puck up the ice, Shanahan rode Lemieux out of the play along the boards in the neutral zone.
    — Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2022
  • But the Jaguars lined up int he neutral zone, gifting the Bills the ball at the one.
    — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • Marc Staal fired a pass that Suter picked up in the neutral zone.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Lehkonen stripped the puck from Voracek in the neutral zone and raced ahead of the pack.
    — Sam Carchidi, Philly.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Garrett had lined up in the neutral zone to move the Raiders from the Browns' 8 to the 4 on the final play of the third quarter.
    — cleveland, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Along the way, the Wings didn’t rule the neutral zone and committed too many turnovers.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2022
  • Comes back hard in the neutral zone to lift sticks and steal pucks from behind.
    — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 24 July 2021
  • Then our forecheck doesn’t work and out neutral zone doesn’t work.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2019
  • James lined up all over the field as a rookie — from along the neutral zone to the deepest depths of the secondary.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The Giants had made a field goal, but the Colts lined up in the neutral zone, giving New York a first down.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The Canucks were getting through the neutral zone early.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Freshman Nick Capone sent the puck out of the Huskies’ zone to Kondelik through the neutral zone.
    — Staff Reports, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The late April summit would be the third ever for the two Koreas, and the first in a neutral zone.
    — Andrew Jeong, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Then Steve Yzerman wheeled through the neutral zone, got one skate across the blue line and fired, just for the heck of it, from 60 feet.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2022
  • Replays would show that he was indeed lined up in the neutral zone.
    — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 5 Feb. 2020
  • On the next play, third-and-goal from the Arizona 9, Watt was flagged for a neutral zone infraction.
    — Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2022
  • De Haan’s pass to Kubalik in the neutral zone rimmed the wall, and Koskinen played it behind the net.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Two conduct calls and one lining up in the neutral zone which, by the way, is the most inexcusable flag in the game.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Robby Fabbri skated the puck into the neutral zone and passed it to Ryan.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2021
  • In trying to keep pucks in the offensive zone, Heiskanen’s shots bounced into the neutral zone and sprung the Avs.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The Gophers turned the puck over in the neutral zone, putting the puck on Wisconsin forward Britta Curl's stick.
    — Nick Kelly, Star Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Zach Hyman blew past Joe Pavelski in the neutral zone to score.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Karlsson made a perfect long backhand pass through the neutral zone to spring Hertl across the Arizona blue line alone on the right boards.
    — Ross McKeon, SFChronicle.com, 17 Dec. 2019
  • The only drawback was his penchant for lining up in the neutral zone.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Linebacker Bo Calvert wiped off a pick from freshman Devin Kirkwood when the senior was caught in the neutral zone.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Jeff Carter made a one-touch redirect pass through the neutral zone to spring Zucker, who beat Swayman to the glove side with a wrist shot.
    — Dan Scifo, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The defenseman scored on a breakaway after forcing a turnover in the neutral zone.
    — Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The Stars have been able to plug up the neutral zone, and force the Flames either difficult breakouts from their own zone, or dump-ins into the Stars zone.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Nikolaj Ehlers took advantage of Calvin de Haan’s bad pass in the neutral zone to take it back the other way and cap the scoring with the Jets’ fifth goal.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Kessel transitioned the puck through the neutral zone before passing to linemate Clayton Keller, who fed the puck back to Kessel for the score.
    — Richard Morin, azcentral, 18 Oct. 2019

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