Chiefly Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. The action or practice of defending a goal by attempting to prevent the ball or puck from entering it; the art…

Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. The control and handling of the puck or ball with one's stick. Cf. stickwork, n. 1b.

Also in Ice Hockey, the act of taking a direct part in the action (esp. by making the scoring pass) which results in a team-mate scoring a goal…

the action of blocking an opponent using a body check.

Ice Hockey. Usually in form screen shot. A shot at goal taken while the goaltender's view is blocked by intervening players. Sometimes also (chiefly…

A shot made with a sharp slapping movement of the stick, which usually lifts the puck off the ice.

A defensive play made by poking the puck off an opposing player's stick.

North American. Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, etc. The illegal action of jabbing a member of an opposing team with the point or end of the stick.

In Ice Hockey, a deceptive movement or feint that induces an opponent to move out of position.

the action of working to prevent the opposing side from scoring while the strength of one's own side is reduced through penalties.

an act of obstructing an opponent using the body (typically the shoulder or hip).

American Football and Ice Hockey. An instance of regaining possession of the ball or puck from the opposing team during play.

a pass in which the puck travels through the air at a low trajectory, spinning in a manner likened a flying saucer, and lands flat on the ice.