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Meaning of empty-net goal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

empty-netter Empty-Vee empty, vacant Emptyhad emptyhandedness Emptying

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