Nino Niederreiter Returns to Jets Lineup, Close to 500 Career Points
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Nino Niederreiter is a hockey player. He plays for the Winnipeg Jets.
He returned to the lineup on Tuesday. The Jets played against the Minnesota Wild.
Niederreiter needs one more point in his career. Then he will have 500 points.
A point in hockey is a goal or an assist. Niederreiter has played in the NHL for many years.
The game was called Game 6. It was between the Jets and the Wild.
People could watch the game on TV. They could also watch it online.
Fans wanted to see if Niederreiter could get his 500th point. It was an important night for him.
Vocabulary15 words
- lineup
- the group of players who play in a game
- point
- a number you get for a goal or a pass in hockey
- career
- all the years someone works in their job
- assist
- a pass that helps a teammate score
- NHL
- the biggest hockey league in North America
- game
- a sports match
- team
- a group of players
- goal
- when a player puts the puck in the net
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- fan
- a person who likes watching a team
- TV channel
- a station you watch on television
- stream
- to watch something on the internet
- night
- the evening time
- match
- a game between two teams
- return
- to come back
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1. Winnipeg Jets 2. One 3. The Minnesota Wild
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Nino Niederreiter is a hockey _____. He plays for the Winnipeg Jets.
He returned to the _____ on Tuesday. The Jets played against the Minnesota Wild.
Niederreiter needs one more _____ in his career. Then he will have 500 points.
A point in hockey is a goal or an _____. Niederreiter has played in the NHL for many years.
The game was called Game 6. It was between the Jets and the _____.
People could watch the game on _____. They could also watch it online.
Fans wanted to see if Niederreiter could get his 500th _____. It was an important night for him.
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