Lacrosse terminology

defensive strategy in sports

thumb|A referee (center) drops the hockey puck|puck between [[Ryan Johansen (left) and Nicklas Bäckström for a face-off during a National Hockey League game between the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals in October 2018]] A face-off is the method used to begin and restart play after goals in some sports using sticks, primarily ice hockey, inline hockey, bandy, floorball, broomball, rinkball, and lacrosse.

preventing a shot from entering the net