Below you will find example sentences with "hockey game". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Hockey Game in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: hockey
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 31.4 words

Words in this phrase

hockey game

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • hockey can mean: Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal. Frequent word
  • game can mean: A playful or competitive activity. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

an nhl hockey game against the 4× a boys hockey game during hockey 2× a big hockey game 1× a floor hockey game took place 1× an nhl hockey game between the 1× an nhl hockey game friday nov 1× an nhl hockey game in dallas 1× an nhl hockey game in pittsburgh 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chicago blackhawks connor 2× a member of 1× activities will include 1× added backup goalie 1× arizona coyotes goaltender 1× buffalo sabres goaltender 1×

Common sentence endings:

2023 in chicago 2× minneapolis on jan 2× 2 hockey game 1× 2023 in denver 1× 2023 in washington 1× 2024 in philadelphia 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

period 11× nhl 9× 2023 6× capitals 5× golden 5× saturday 5× goal 4× knights 4× vegas 4× minneapolis 4× jan 4× connor 4×

Related phrases

game boy ice hockey championship game hockey team playoff game per game game pass hockey league game winner passing game

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around hockey:

ice hockey 20× hockey team 20× field hockey 14× hockey association 14× hockey club 13× hockey players 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

hockey federation hockey club hockey association hitting theaters hitting streak hitting coach

Just after it in the phrase index:

hockey league hockey players hockey stanley hockey team hold onto hold rating

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

hockey team hockey league hockey association hockey club hockey players hockey federation

Same ending:

championship game playoff game per game passing game bowl game video game

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "hockey game" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 31.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as an nhl hockey game against the, a boys hockey game during hockey, period, nhl and 2023 stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with game boy, ice hockey, championship game, ice hockey, hockey team and field hockey, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with hockey game

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Flyers vs. Islanders game threadSurely this will be a very normal hockey game featuring nothing unusual. (16 words)

Cyclone Hockey Cheerleaders receive kisses from Bauer during the annual Pucks & Paws Hockey game at Ames/ISU Ice Arena Jan. (20 words)

Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard is introduced before an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Kights, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Chicago. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Colorado College forward Hunter McKown (41) scores a penalty shot in the third period of a hockey game on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. The goal broke a three game streak that CC hadn’t scored on Denver University. (46 words)

Added backup goalie Charlie Lindgren, who stopped 20 of 24 shots during the game and all three shooters in the shootout: “That spoke volumes of being able to come back from a 3-0 deficit and end up winning a big hockey game. (43 words)

Members of the men’s hockey team celebrates senior Freddy Gerard’s (15) goal in the second period of game one during Ohio State’s hockey game vs. Michigan State on March 1. Ohio State won 5-1. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Members of the men’s hockey team celebrates senior Freddy Gerard’s (15) goal in the second period of game one during Ohio State’s hockey game vs. Michigan State on March 1. Ohio State won 5-1.

Rangers Capitals Hockey New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) reaches for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Washington.

A member of the Knights Guard shovels ice during an NHL hockey game between the Golden Knights and Utah Hockey Club at T-Mobile Arena on Nov. 2, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Capitals Flyers Hockey Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates with teammates after the Capitals won an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Utah Hockey Club defenseman Michael Kesselring (7) passes the puck to teammate center Nick Schmaltz (8) against Vegas Golden Knights during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

Minneapolis forward Jack Stock (21) looks out from the doorway of the warming trailer before the second period in a boys hockey game during Hockey Day Minnesota at Parade Stadium in Minneapolis on Jan.

The Bears did bear down and scored two goals of their own in the first and after one period of hockey, it was a 2 to 2 hockey game.

Warroad forward Grant Slukynsky (27) makes a mover against Minneapolis defender Drew Pitts (24) in the second period in a boys hockey game during Hockey Day Minnesota at Parade Stadium in Minneapolis on Jan.

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Activities will include public skates, a community expo, children’s snowshoe races, and the battle of the Golden Boot hockey game, where Pelham firefighters take on Pelham Minor Hockey coaches.

Cyclone Hockey Cheerleaders receive kisses from Bauer during the annual Pucks & Paws Hockey game at Ames/ISU Ice Arena Jan.

Once the formal part of the program was completed, a floor hockey game took place with students and teachers from Gull Lake School with their special guests which included home town hockey heroes Cody Spagrud and Baylee Kirwan.

Colorado College forward Hunter McKown (41) scores a penalty shot in the third period of a hockey game on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. The goal broke a three game streak that CC hadn’t scored on Denver University.

Added backup goalie Charlie Lindgren, who stopped 20 of 24 shots during the game and all three shooters in the shootout: “That spoke volumes of being able to come back from a 3-0 deficit and end up winning a big hockey game.

Carter Hart was incredible in that hockey game and was probably the only reason Montreal didn’t put this game out of reach in the first period.

Flyers vs. Islanders game threadSurely this will be a very normal hockey game featuring nothing unusual.

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram (39) allows a goal by Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Saturday, Jan.

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen pauses after allowing a goal by Pittsburgh Penguins' Drew O'Connor during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.

Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard is introduced before an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Kights, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Chicago.

Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Bedard looks on during warmups before an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Chicago.

Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen, right, reaches out for the puck as Edmonton Oilers left wing Zach Hyman, left, defends in the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Denver.

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