Meaning & use
odd man rush
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Meaning
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In ice hockey, a situation where one team briefly has more players attacking than the other team has defending.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'an odd man rush' or 'odd man rushes'.
Patterns
- on an odd man rush
- create an odd man rush
- an odd man rush of two on one
The winger started an odd man rush after the defender fell.
They scored on a two-on-one odd man rush early in the second period.
The coach told them to avoid giving up an odd man rush.
Word forms
| plural | odd man rushes |
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Common combinations
- on an odd man rush
- The forward was on an odd man rush when he passed the puck.
- create an odd man rush
- A quick turnover can create an odd man rush.
- two-on-one odd man rush
- The crowd cheered the two-on-one odd man rush.
- three-on-two odd man rush
- They practiced defending a three-on-two odd man rush.
Synonyms and how they differ
- power play
- A power play is a longer, formal advantage with a penalty; an odd man rush is a brief, open-play situation.
- breakaway
- A breakaway is usually one player alone against the goalie, while an odd man rush involves at least two attackers.
Commonly confused: odd man rush or odd man out?
odd man rush vs odd man out
Odd man out means a person left out of a group; odd man rush is only about hockey numbers.
Practice
During the game, the team had a two-on-one ___ and almost scored.
Choose one answer.
'Odd man rush' fits a brief two-on-one attacking advantage. 'Power play' is a longer advantage with a penalty, 'breakaway' is one player alone, and 'penalty kill' is defending a penalty.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “odd man rush”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.