empty-net goal en · NOUN
Meanings
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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scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.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.
2001 February 19, “Carolina close in on Bruins”, in BBC Sport Online, retrieved 14 May 2008:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| empty net goal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| empty-net goals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
fi maali tyhjiin (type of goal)