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Referee Francois St Laurent called a minor penalty on the play.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
On the next shift, a Zac Jones high stick caught Johansson in the face, drawing a double minor penalty, and Gaudreau made a deft move at the top of the crease for a power play goal to pull the Wild even again.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev saved a goal early in the second period, but later committed back-to-back minor penalties.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Still, the Sharks were able to kill minor penalties to Graf and Mukhamadullin in the third period to at least help get the game into overtime.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
On the next shift, a Zac Jones high stick caught Johansson in the face, drawing a double minor penalty, and Gaudreau made a deft move at the top of the crease for a power play goal to pull the Wild even again.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025
Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev saved a goal early in the second period, but later committed back-to-back minor penalties.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Still, the Sharks were able to kill minor penalties to Graf and Mukhamadullin in the third period to at least help get the game into overtime.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Minor penalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20penalty. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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