Stanley Cup Finals Word Search

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Play a Stanley Cup Finals word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its format, its trophy, and the traditions around it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.

Words to find: FINALS, STANLEY, SILVERWARE, OVERTIME, PERIODS, POWERPLAY, FACEOFF, BOARDS, CREASE, BLUELINE, CROSSBAR, GOALIE.

Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.

Stanley Cup Finals word list, defined

FINALS /ˈfaɪnəlz/ · noun
The plural of "final": either the last series of games or matches in a competition that decides the champion, or the final examinations taken at the end of a school term or degree program. Related: championship, decider, examinations, tests.
SILVERWARE /ˈsɪlvərweɪr/ · noun
Tableware made of silver, or other metal, used for eating and serving food. Also, the cutlery and plates used at a table. Related: cutlery, tableware, dinnerware, flatware.
OVERTIME /ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm/ · noun, verb
Time worked by an employee beyond the normal working hours, usually paid at a higher rate. To continue working beyond the normal hours of an activity or event. Related: extra time, overhours, overtime pay, vertime.
PERIODS /ˈpɪriədz/ · noun
A period is a punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence. It is also a unit of time, equal to 24 hours. Related: epochs, eras, ages, intervals.
POWERPLAY /ˈpaʊərpleɪ/ · noun
A power play is a strategic move or action taken by a person or organization to gain an advantage or influence a situation, often in a subtle or manipulative way. Related: maneuver, ploy, tactic, strategy.
FACEOFF /ˈfeɪs.ɒf/ · noun
A confrontation or direct contest between two opposing parties, especially in ice hockey, the act or moment of dropping the puck between two opposing players to start or resume play. Related: confrontation, showdown, standoff, clash.
BOARDS /bɔːdz/ (UK); /bɔːrdz/ (US) · noun
Boards is the plural of 'board', meaning flat lengths or pieces of sawn timber, or the surfaces used in games, displays, and construction; it also refers to the group of people who direct an organization. Related: planks, panels, lumber, timber.
CREASE /kriːs/ · noun, verb
A crease is a line or ridge made on fabric, paper, skin, or another soft surface by folding, pressing, or crushing. As a verb, it means to form such a line or to become marked with one. Related: fold, wrinkle, line, pleat.
BLUELINE /ˈbluː.laɪn/ · noun
A blueline is a photographic proof, printed in blue on light-sensitive paper, used in the printing and publishing industries to check the layout, pagination, and content of a document before final plates are made. It is also used more generally to refer to a blue line drawn on a technical drawing or plan. Related: proof, galley proof, blueline proof, dylux.
CROSSBAR /ˈkrɒsbɑːr/ · noun
A horizontal bar that crosses or spans between two uprights, as in a goalpost structure or the crosspiece of a bicycle frame. More broadly, any transverse bar fixed across something. Related: crosspiece, transom, bar, beam.
GOALIE /ˈɡoʊli/ · noun
A goalkeeper in a team sport, especially hockey or soccer, whose job is to prevent the ball from entering the goal. A goalkeeper. Related: goalkeeper, netminder, stopper, custodian.

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