How to Use the neutral zone in a Sentence

the neutral zone

noun
  • Utah kept the game tight in the neutral zone.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
  • The third line’s leaky play in the neutral zone did not help.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Peeke’s pass up the middle from his own zone got knocked down in the neutral zone.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • One-touch pass in the neutral zone gave her open ice, nothing to slow down a snipe.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Martone picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone and skated it in.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Glass burst through the neutral zone and beat Fowler late in the second.
    — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Glass burst through the neutral zone and beat Fowler late in the second.
    — CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The crowd quieted down, and there was a faceoff in the neutral zone.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Evan Wanner received the puck in the neutral zone and raced across the blue line.
    — Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Carolina will pressure two men in the neutral zone.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • The Avalanche failed to adjust to Vegas in the neutral zone.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • And his ability to fly down the wall or through the middle of the neutral zone was valuable all week.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • All Ehlers needs is a quick pass in the neutral zone from his linemates to really cook.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • On the third goal, Jake Middleton messed up in the neutral zone.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Then Nelson dances a guy in the neutral zone and gets tripped … like, that’s what the penalties are for.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In the second quarter, on a Rams punt, he was flagged for lining up in the neutral zone.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Midway through the first period, Matthews stormed through the neutral zone with speed.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Blue-line play, the neutral zone play, hanging on to the puck more (offensively).
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Fraser Minten recovered the puck in the neutral zone.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Avs fans have already seen his ability to loop back in the neutral zone and race through defenders in open ice.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Connor McDavid gathered the loose puck and took off through the neutral zone.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Elias Pettersson tracked back well in the neutral zone and won puck possession.
    — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Sam Bennett won the puck back in the neutral zone and passed it to Evan Rodrigues.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2024
  • From the left side of the neutral zone, Pastrnak tossed an area pass down the right wing that Zadorov chased down.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • If the line of voters goes past the flags, the neutral zone extends 10 feet beyond those voters.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Eklund carried the puck across his own blue line and found Mikael Granlund with a cross-ice pass in the neutral zone.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • On Tuesday, the Wings were able to move through the neutral zone with more speed than the B’s would like.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Jonathan Aspirot made a nice play in the neutral zone to step up and pick off a Columbus breakout pass.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The tide shifted about a minute later when Drew O’Connor turned the puck over in the neutral zone.
    — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Forty-one seconds later, Kelly pitchforked the puck out of his own end and into the neutral zone.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 2026

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