the neutral zone
noun
: the middle part of an ice hockey rink that is between the two zones defended by the teams
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Elias Pettersson tracked back well in the neutral zone and won puck possession.
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Dowd had put the Capitals ahead after Leo Carlsson’s missed connection with Trouba in the neutral zone created an odd-man-rush goal, and a game-winner, for the Caps at 13:25.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Their passing was consistently off the mark — there was one shift where Pettersson was winding up with speed through the neutral zone, only for Filip Hronek to shank his breakout pass into Pettersson’s skates, which completely disrupted their flow.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
New York tied the score with 8:44 left when Mike Reilly sent a clearing pass through the neutral zone to a streaking Tsyplakov, who nudged a shot through Vitek Vanecek’s legs to cap the breakaway.
—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Dowd had put the Capitals ahead after Leo Carlsson’s missed connection with Trouba in the neutral zone created an odd-man-rush goal, and a game-winner, for the Caps at 13:25.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Their passing was consistently off the mark — there was one shift where Pettersson was winding up with speed through the neutral zone, only for Filip Hronek to shank his breakout pass into Pettersson’s skates, which completely disrupted their flow.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
New York tied the score with 8:44 left when Mike Reilly sent a clearing pass through the neutral zone to a streaking Tsyplakov, who nudged a shot through Vitek Vanecek’s legs to cap the breakaway.
—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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“The neutral zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20neutral%20zone. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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