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The jailbreak rule states that if a team that’s killing a minor penalty scores a shorthanded goal, its player may leave the penalty box, and play reverts to 5-on-5.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Rookie Danila Yurov scored his first career postseason goal on a deflection midway through the first period for the Wild during a four-minute power play prompted by a double minor penalty on defenseman Josh Manson.
—CBS News, 11 May 2026
The Golden Knights have taken 16 minor penalties and one double minor in the first four games.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Believe it or not, out of all of that, there were only three minor penalties, and two of them went to Carolina's Nic Deslauriers.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Rookie Danila Yurov scored his first career postseason goal on a deflection midway through the first period for the Wild during a four-minute power play prompted by a double minor penalty on defenseman Josh Manson.
—CBS News, 11 May 2026
The Golden Knights have taken 16 minor penalties and one double minor in the first four games.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Believe it or not, out of all of that, there were only three minor penalties, and two of them went to Carolina's Nic Deslauriers.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Minor penalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20penalty. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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