| 100% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Advantageous situation for a hockey team with an opponent in the penalty box |
| 46% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Advantageous situation for a hockey team |
| 36% | FOX | 3 | "___ in the henhouse," phrase for an untrustworthy person with a "sly" animal in it |
| 36% | SNAKE | 5 | "___ in the grass," phrase for an unfaithful friend with a hissing reptile in it |
| 36% | JETS | 4 | Winnipeg ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with an aviation-themed name |
| 36% | FLAMES | 6 | Calgary ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with a fiery-sounding name |
| 35% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Boost for a hockey team after a penalty |
| 34% | LOSANGELESKINGS | 15 | Hockey team with a crown in its logo |
| 32% | RAZZ | 4 | Tease playfully, as an opponent in a game (rhymes with "Jazz") |
| 32% | CLINCH | 6 | A hold in boxing with arms around an opponent |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | Card with an A in the corner |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | Playing card with an A in the corner |
| 31% | LAMBRINI | 8 | Bubbly perry for a night in with the girls |
| 31% | SUNDAY | 6 | Nice day for a musical in the Park with George |
| 31% | BUTTERFLIES | 11 | "___ in the stomach," phrase for nervousness with a "fluttery" insect in it |
| 30% | EDGE | 4 | "The Cutting ___," 1992 sports rom-com about an ice hockey player and a figure skater who are forced to team up for the 1992 Winter Olympics |
| 30% | OWNGOAL | 7 | In football, a score by a team member for their opponents |
| 30% | STYMIE | 6 | Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent's ball blocked the line between the hole and the ball about to be played |
| 30% | HOMEICE | 7 | Advantage for a hockey team |
| 30% | ALABAMA | 7 | "Love in the First Degree" country-rock band with a state for a name |
| 29% | BBALL | 5 | A casual name for the sport played by teams in 16a: Hyph. |
| 29% | SNL | 3 | Show that won an Emmy for "Dick in a Box" |
| 29% | MARINEONE | 9 | Presidential carrier that flew with an all-women crew for the first time in 2009 |
| 29% | BLANCHETT | 9 | "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" actress Cate who also won an Oscar for her role in "Blue Jasmine" |
| 29% | PLAY | 4 | Power ___, phase when one ice hockey team has a numerical advantage due to an opposition penalty |
| 29% | SENATORS | 8 | Ottawa ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL whose name sounds like a group of politicians |
| 29% | BUCKS | 5 | Milwaukee ___, NBA team with a 20-game winning streak in the regular season of 1970-71 |
| 29% | BOSTON | 6 | ___ Celtics, NBA team with a 19-game winning streak in the regular season of 2008-09 |
| 29% | HEAT | 4 | Miami ___, NBA team with a 27-game winning streak in the regular season of 2012-13 |
| 29% | GETUP | 5 | “What’s with the ___?” (question to a friend in an unusual outfit) |