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- noun ice hockey The method used to begin play in
ice hockey .
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Examples
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"That was an important sequence and, of course, winning the faceoff is the first piece of the puzzle," Oilers coach Craig
USATODAY.com 2003
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Off a faceoff from the right circle, the puck bounced oddly and diagonally across the slot, as Vokoun tried to knock it away.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Dainius Zubrus converted his third at 3: 39 and Semin picked up his seventh goal on a power play at 14: 51 off a faceoff from the left circle.
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The other reason a center may get ejected from the faceoff is when one of his teammates enters the faceoff circle prior to the drop of the puck.
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Quintal scored on a wrist shot off a faceoff from the left circle.
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"We're trying to spring him free anywhere at any point in the game," Stepan said, "and the faceoff is a spot where we can kind of set it up more."
The Great Gaborik Breakaway Plot Mike Sielski 2012
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The faceoff was the result of an icing call with less than 6 seconds left in the period when Brad Stuart's attempted pass from his own zone was too far ahead of Lidstrom.
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Framing the faceoff was a deadly Israeli naval raid of another blockade-busting ship in May.
The Jakarta Post 2010
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Framing the faceoff was a deadly Israeli naval raid of another blockade-busting ship in
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Framing the faceoff was a deadly Israeli naval raid of another blockade-busting ship in
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