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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With Barzal in the penalty box, Dahlin got the puck from Lyon behind the Sabres' goal and skated the length of the ice, weaving past three Islanders to beat Rittich with a backhand.
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CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Things are much better overall now, but the Wild’s vitally important time with an opponent in the penalty box is not providing the boost it once did.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
The preseason game took more than three hours to complete, at times saw a half-dozen Lightning players in the penalty box and at one point saw a third-period goal taken off the board because a player that had gotten ejected (Florida’s Niko Mikkola) was on the ice and assisted on the tally.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Olivier pummeled Frederic with several heavy rights, sending Frederic to the dressing room while Olivier went to the penalty box.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Things are much better overall now, but the Wild’s vitally important time with an opponent in the penalty box is not providing the boost it once did.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
The preseason game took more than three hours to complete, at times saw a half-dozen Lightning players in the penalty box and at one point saw a third-period goal taken off the board because a player that had gotten ejected (Florida’s Niko Mikkola) was on the ice and assisted on the tally.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Olivier pummeled Frederic with several heavy rights, sending Frederic to the dressing room while Olivier went to the penalty box.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for penalty box
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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