empty-net goal

noun

Definitions

  1. A point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when…

    A point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.

    • Malik added an empty-net goal with 55 seconds left on a length-of-the-ice shot.

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