penalty shot
noun
: an unhindered shot at the goal in ice hockey awarded to an individual for certain violations by an opponent
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Running tire drills, dribbling a soccer ball through cones and taking a soccer penalty shot.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Then Pastrnak, at 3:38 of the third, was awarded a penalty shot when Erik Karlsson tripped him from behind.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
The 20-year-old winger was second in scoring in the NCAA last season and was the hero in the championship game for the Wisconsin Badgers, scoring on a penalty shot to tie the game with 18 seconds left, and then notching the game-winner in overtime.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The referee called a penalty and awarded the Sabres a goal (the equivalent of a penalty shot when no goalie is on the ice).
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Then Pastrnak, at 3:38 of the third, was awarded a penalty shot when Erik Karlsson tripped him from behind.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
The 20-year-old winger was second in scoring in the NCAA last season and was the hero in the championship game for the Wisconsin Badgers, scoring on a penalty shot to tie the game with 18 seconds left, and then notching the game-winner in overtime.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The referee called a penalty and awarded the Sabres a goal (the equivalent of a penalty shot when no goalie is on the ice).
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Penalty shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20shot. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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