hockey game vs assist

hockey game and assist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hockey game	Yes	No	No	No
assist	Yes	No	Yes	No

hockey game (noun)	assist (noun)
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks	(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

hockey game (verb)	assist (verb)
	act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
	work for, or be a servant to
	give help or assistance; be of service