the crease
noun
: an area around or in front of a goal in some games (such as hockey)
Players from the opposing team may not enter the crease.
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Florida cut the Golden Knights’ lead to 2-1 at the 1:56 mark of the third period thanks to Lundell, who was stationed in front of the crease and deflected a Eetu Luostarinen shot from the left point past Hill’s blocker side.
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Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
And the thought of Bedard winging those hard passes into the crease to a waiting Bertuzzi for years to come is awfully appealing.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
But the Kings would not quit, with Jeannot evening the game again by redirecting in a Jordan Spence pass from the edge of the crease 2½ minutes into the third, setting the stage for Byfield’s winner 3:19 into the extra period.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The New York Rangers’ Jonathan Quick is one of the few remaining goalies who likes to get low, coiling his body in the crease like a snake and peering through everybody’s legs.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
And the thought of Bedard winging those hard passes into the crease to a waiting Bertuzzi for years to come is awfully appealing.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
But the Kings would not quit, with Jeannot evening the game again by redirecting in a Jordan Spence pass from the edge of the crease 2½ minutes into the third, setting the stage for Byfield’s winner 3:19 into the extra period.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The New York Rangers’ Jonathan Quick is one of the few remaining goalies who likes to get low, coiling his body in the crease like a snake and peering through everybody’s legs.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“The crease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crease. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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