penalty box

Definition of penalty box

: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty

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Recent Examples on the Web Minnesota, however, gained momentum on its third power play when Mats Zuccarello redirected a pass behind Grubauer at 1:48 of the second period — when the Avs’ Joonas Donskoi was still in the penalty box for high-sticking at the first-period buzzer. — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, "Cale Makar scores two goals as Avalanche come up short against Wild," 21 Nov. 2019 Pavon struck first for the Galaxy (16-13-3) in the 50th minute with a shot 17 yards out from the left side of the penalty box, assisted by Ibrahimovic. — Los Angeles Times, "The Sports Report: The one where Doc Rivers quit as Clippers coach," 26 Sep. 2019 Goligoski put the Coyotes back ahead with 6:14 left in the middle period with a power-play goal as Buchnevich sat in the penalty box for tripping. — Richard Morin, azcentral, "Coyotes grab overtime win in back-and-forth affair at Rangers," 23 Oct. 2019 That drew the of Jake Virtanen, and Svechnikov responded with a righty that landed him in the penalty box as well. — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Red Wings' losing streak hits 5 with loss vs. Canucks at LCA, 5-2," 23 Oct. 2019 Beauvillier was sent to the penalty box for cross-checking Darnell Nurse after Nurse had a hard hit on Leo Komarov, and the Oilers took advantage with their second power-play goal of the night. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Neal scores 4 to lead Oilers to 5-2 win over Islanders," 8 Oct. 2019 For indirect free-kicks, that tends to be the penalty box. Allardyce knows. — SI.com, "Three Years On: How 2019 England Might Have Looked if Sam Allardyce Was Still in Charge," 4 Sep. 2019 While Fonseca was talking with her assistant, a scuffle ensued near the Orlando penalty box involving Marta and a Houston Dash player. — Luis Torres, Pro Soccer USA, "Marta, Julie King sent off as the Orlando Pride lose to Houston Dash," 11 Aug. 2019 Trailing 2-0 and lacking pace most of the night, Solomon Asante stole a sleepy defensive pass in front of the Galaxy penalty box and beat goalie Eric Lopez to get Phoenix on the board. — azcentral, "Phoenix Rising FC rally to beat LA Galaxy II, extend record win streak," 3 Aug. 2019

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25 Nov 2019

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“Penalty box.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 8 December 2019.

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