What are some opposite words for power play?
Antonyms for power playpow·er play
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power play, squeeze play, squeezenoun
an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
"she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
Synonyms:
clinch, squeeze, wring, squeezing, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugpower playnoun
a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play
"they used a power play to return the kickoff"
Synonyms:
squeeze play, squeezepower playnoun
(ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties
"the team was unable to capitalize on the power play"
Synonyms:
squeeze play, squeeze
How to use power play in a sentence?
It’s a critical moment in the game, (If) they kill that off they got a lot of life. Just two huge goals to put the game away. That’s a crucial moment, big by our power play.
It’s frustrating, the last game was right there for us and so was tonight. They were opportunistic to start, we had a lot of good chances, a lot of good looks and we just have to find ways to put them in the back of the net, get hungrier around the net, and our power play has to start executing better for us and getting us on the board and getting us more momentum.
For our power play to come out and really bear down was obviously a big swing, theres momentum swings in playoff games every night. Every game is a new chapter in a series and tonight was a big win for us.
We were fortunate to only be down one goal, and then when you get those chances on the power play, youve got to make them pay, today, we did.
We don't back down from much. There's something to be said for keeping your composure this time of year, if you have to take a punch early in the game like Stu-ee did to get a power-play goal, those are the things that factor into wins.
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