the neutral zone
noun
: the middle part of an ice hockey rink that is between the two zones defended by the teams
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The mayhem began when Blue Jackets forward Mason Marchment took out Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer near the neutral zone.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Early in the second, Zadorov tried to tap a loose puck up to David Pastrnak in the neutral zone from his blue line.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Utah kept the game tight in the neutral zone.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Dostál stopped all but the Kraken’s toughest chances and Ross Johnston leveled Vince Dunn in the neutral zone.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Early in the second, Zadorov tried to tap a loose puck up to David Pastrnak in the neutral zone from his blue line.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Utah kept the game tight in the neutral zone.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Dostál stopped all but the Kraken’s toughest chances and Ross Johnston leveled Vince Dunn in the neutral zone.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the neutral zone
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“The neutral zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20neutral%20zone. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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