empty-net goal
See also: empty net goal
English
Alternative forms
- empty net goal
Noun
empty-net goal (plural empty-net goals)
- (ice hockey) 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scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.
- 2001, "Carolina close in on Bruins," BBC Sport Online, 19 Feb. (retrieved 14 May 2008),
- Malik added an empty-net goal with 55 seconds left on a length-of-the-ice shot.
- 2001, "Carolina close in on Bruins," BBC Sport Online, 19 Feb. (retrieved 14 May 2008),
Synonyms
- empty-netter