blue line
noun
: either of two blue lines that divide an ice hockey rink into three equal zones and that separate the offensive and defensive zones from the center-ice neutral zone
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Bouchard’s pass for Draisaitl became a turnover at the offensive blue line, opening the door for Carlsson’s second goal of the first round.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Vasilevskiy shut down Ivan Demidov on a breakaway six minutes into the second period, then thwarted Cole Caufield early in the third after Yanni Gourde turned the puck over at the Montreal blue line.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
On his second shift, Demidov directly set up another great scoring chance after accepting a pass from Texier with his skate on a zone entry just inside the Lightning blue line, kicking the puck to his stick and finding a cross-ice seam through the zone to Newhook, who was cutting to the back post.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Vilmanis doing so during the middle of the season when Florida was still in the playoff hunt, Benning to close out the season as essentially the Panthers’ blue line was decimated with injuries down the stretch.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Vasilevskiy shut down Ivan Demidov on a breakaway six minutes into the second period, then thwarted Cole Caufield early in the third after Yanni Gourde turned the puck over at the Montreal blue line.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
On his second shift, Demidov directly set up another great scoring chance after accepting a pass from Texier with his skate on a zone entry just inside the Lightning blue line, kicking the puck to his stick and finding a cross-ice seam through the zone to Newhook, who was cutting to the back post.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Vilmanis doing so during the middle of the season when Florida was still in the playoff hunt, Benning to close out the season as essentially the Panthers’ blue line was decimated with injuries down the stretch.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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