Meanings of stave off elimination in English

The Wizards will try to stave off elimination from the postseason when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

Carolina is trying to stave off elimination, trailing Philadelphia by seven points for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Luckily for the Philadelphia Flyers he was not rusty when it mattered as he helped them stave off elimination Wednesday night.

RW Patrick Kane scored the fifth playoff overtime goal of his career to stave off elimination for the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

The Warriors will try to stave off elimination and pull within 3-2 in the series when they host Game 5 on Thursday.

The Lightning not only staved off elimination from playoff contention but prevented the Maple Leafs from clinching their first playoff spot in four seasons.

Valtteri Filppula, Claude Giroux and Matt Read also scored as the Flyers staved off elimination and now trail 3-2 in the best-of-seven series.

Minnesota has clawed back from a 2-0 series deficit and staved off elimination with a 5-4 overtime win at Dallas on Friday night.

Roger Federer staved off elimination from the ATP Finals as the six-time champion eased to a 6-2, 6-3 win over Dominic Thiem on Tuesday.

Jae Crowder added 23 points as fifth-seeded Utah staved off elimination in Game 4 with its first win in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series.