"empty-net goal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: empty-net goals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} empty-net goal (plural empty-net goals)
  1. (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scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons. Wikipedia link: empty net goal Categories (topical): Ice hockey Synonyms: empty-netter, empty net goal Translations (type of goal): maali tyhjiin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-empty-net_goal-en-noun-eiRs9AhQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

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