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backcheck in hockey, to check (an opposing player) in the vicinity of one's own goal. (Cf. forecheck.)
forecheck in hockey, to check (an opposing player) in the vicinity of the opponent's goal. (Cf. backcheck.)
ice in hockey, to shoot (the puck) from one's defensive zone across the end line of the opposing team's defensive zone. [1/12 definitions]
power play a situation, as in hockey, in which one team is shorthanded because one or more players are in the penalty box. [1/3 definitions]
save1 the goalkeeper's turning away a shot on the goal, esp. in hockey or soccer. [1/10 definitions]