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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Bewilderingly, both men ended up in the penalty box, but the NHL came down on Benn for the play, fining him more than $2,600 for the dangerous play.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Anaheim was for 0 for Las Vegas on the power play, failing to score on nine opportunities with the man advantage in the two games — including an eight-minute stretch in the first period when Vegas had one, and sometimes two, players in the penalty box.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The penalty boxes at the Tsongas Center were a revolving door, as six infractions were called amid a physical start from both teams.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Anaheim never visited the penalty box.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Anaheim was for 0 for Las Vegas on the power play, failing to score on nine opportunities with the man advantage in the two games — including an eight-minute stretch in the first period when Vegas had one, and sometimes two, players in the penalty box.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The penalty boxes at the Tsongas Center were a revolving door, as six infractions were called amid a physical start from both teams.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Anaheim never visited the penalty box.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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