give-and-go
noun
: a play (as in basketball or hockey) in which a player passes to a teammate and immediately cuts toward the net or goal to receive a return pass
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With under three minutes left in the first period, Chernyshov created a Blue Jackets turnover in the neutral zone, carried the puck across the blue line, worked a give-and-go with Will Smith, and scored his fourth goal of the season, and first in the NHL since Dec. 31.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
The Seminoles did not have a shot on goal until the 55th minute, when Konstantino Brown got a give-and-go pass from a teammate but his shot hit the side of the net, wide.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
McKenzie Weinert and Catherine Barry executed a simple give-and-go in the 52nd minute that caught Carolina’s backline sleeping.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Wilson made up for that in the second, feeding Fehervary on a give-and-go, and the Washington defenseman tied the game.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
As soon as Robinson snapped the blade in, Khusnutdinov jumped onto the ice and joined the weave in the offensive zone, dropping the puck for the circling Pastrnak, who then executed the pretty give-and-go with McAvoy for the winner.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Sennecke opened up for a one-timer but instead cut to the net as Strome and Jackson LaCombe executed a give-and-go play.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Next came a give-and-go from Müller, a shot, a carom and a blast into the mixer that produced a goal.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Joveljic scored the equalizer thanks to a nifty give-and-go between him and Mason Toye.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
The Seminoles did not have a shot on goal until the 55th minute, when Konstantino Brown got a give-and-go pass from a teammate but his shot hit the side of the net, wide.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
McKenzie Weinert and Catherine Barry executed a simple give-and-go in the 52nd minute that caught Carolina’s backline sleeping.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Wilson made up for that in the second, feeding Fehervary on a give-and-go, and the Washington defenseman tied the game.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
As soon as Robinson snapped the blade in, Khusnutdinov jumped onto the ice and joined the weave in the offensive zone, dropping the puck for the circling Pastrnak, who then executed the pretty give-and-go with McAvoy for the winner.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Sennecke opened up for a one-timer but instead cut to the net as Strome and Jackson LaCombe executed a give-and-go play.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Next came a give-and-go from Müller, a shot, a carom and a blast into the mixer that produced a goal.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Joveljic scored the equalizer thanks to a nifty give-and-go between him and Mason Toye.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Give-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give-and-go. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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