penalty box
noun
: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty
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Among them: ▪ Staying out of the penalty box: The Panthers have gone on the penalty kill 60 times total during the past 12 games and have been short-handed at least five times in eight of those 12 games.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Messi even flicked the ball around Salt Lake defender Andrew Brody who was injured and down near the top of the penalty box late in the half, weaving around him with ease.
—Tim Reynolds, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Miller was fouled, hard, just outside the penalty box in the 62nd minute resulting in a red card on the Dragons.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
To make matters worse, Bayern also lost defender Dayot Upamecano, who was sent off after stepping on Gustav Isaksen’s shin inside the penalty box.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Why Daniel Sprong has been a 'remarkable fit' for Red Wings
Penalties galore
Lyon was strong early, before the first period degenerated into a parade to the penalty box.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024
San Diego’s best chance came 14 minutes into the match when Oceanside was whistled for a foul within the penalty box.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
Upamecano was sent off in the second half of Wednesday’s round of 16 game for a challenge in the penalty box on Gustav Isaksen, after which Ciro Immobile scored the subsequent spot-kick for Lazio.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
The Islanders were whistled for tripping in the offensive zone and Palmieri was sent to the penalty box at 3:11 of overtime.
—Scott Charles, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Messi even flicked the ball around Salt Lake defender Andrew Brody who was injured and down near the top of the penalty box late in the half, weaving around him with ease.
—Tim Reynolds, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Miller was fouled, hard, just outside the penalty box in the 62nd minute resulting in a red card on the Dragons.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
To make matters worse, Bayern also lost defender Dayot Upamecano, who was sent off after stepping on Gustav Isaksen’s shin inside the penalty box.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Why Daniel Sprong has been a 'remarkable fit' for Red Wings
Penalties galore
Lyon was strong early, before the first period degenerated into a parade to the penalty box.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024
San Diego’s best chance came 14 minutes into the match when Oceanside was whistled for a foul within the penalty box.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
Upamecano was sent off in the second half of Wednesday’s round of 16 game for a challenge in the penalty box on Gustav Isaksen, after which Ciro Immobile scored the subsequent spot-kick for Lazio.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
The Islanders were whistled for tripping in the offensive zone and Palmieri was sent to the penalty box at 3:11 of overtime.
—Scott Charles, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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