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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Pastrnak made the bad decision to circle back in the neutral zone toward his own blue line and was the last man back when his pass attempt was blocked by Arturri Lehkonen, who sent MacKinnon in on a partial breakaway.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, prior to their road meeting with the Flyers, Wild general manager Bill Guerin got Jiricek on a plane from Charlotte – where Iowa had a road game on Saturday – to Philadelphia and the 21-year-old Czech was back on Minnesota’s blue line at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
In the first period, Luchanko had the puck poked away from him at the offensive blue line by Vladislav Namestnikov.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
On the play, Macklin Celebrini had the puck inside the Ducks’ blue line and tried to put it through Carlsson’s skates.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, prior to their road meeting with the Flyers, Wild general manager Bill Guerin got Jiricek on a plane from Charlotte – where Iowa had a road game on Saturday – to Philadelphia and the 21-year-old Czech was back on Minnesota’s blue line at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
In the first period, Luchanko had the puck poked away from him at the offensive blue line by Vladislav Namestnikov.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
On the play, Macklin Celebrini had the puck inside the Ducks’ blue line and tried to put it through Carlsson’s skates.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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