(from a 12/24 article on shootouts in the National Hockey League)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/nhl-shootout-isnt-going-anywhere-but-it-could-use-some-improvements/2013/12/24/6dbe3158-6c1c-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.html
“[The Caps’] overall record of 19-14-4 is buffeted by the eight shootout wins; two overtime wins and four post-regulation losses: one in overtime, three in shootouts.”
Merriam-Webster definition of “buffet”:
1 : to strike sharply especially with the hand : cuff
2 : to strike repeatedly : batter <the waves buffeted the shore>
3 : to drive, force, move, or attack by or as if by repeated blows
This is a nice column by the always-perceptive John Feinstein, but somehow I don’t think this is the word he wanted here. Maybe "bolstered?"
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