Examples of power play in a Sentence

They scored their first goal on a power play. He made a power play to seize control of the company.

Recent Examples on the Web The power play, which let down the Bruins time after time this season, couldn’t make a dent. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 Looking ahead to the playoffs, Ontario entered Tuesday with the AHL’s best power play (72-of-259) while Stockton boasted the best penalty kill (37-of-281 and 15 short-handed goals). — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2022 After three games, each team had five goals, each team had gone 2-for-23 on the power play (8.7%) and 21-for-23 on the penalty kill (91.3%). — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2022 Jackson Berezowski scored on that power play, at which the Winterhawks got another 2-minute penalty for challenging the goal for offside. — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2022 Should nuclear power play a bigger role in the world’s energy future? — Gernot Wagner, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 Meanwhile, the power play that powered down recently for the Hawks failed to produce once again. — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 29 Nov. 2021 The game marked the first time that both the Coyotes' power play (2-for-2) and penalty kill (3-for-3) were perfect in the same game (with multiple opportunities of each situation) since a 5-2 win over Florida on Jan. 7, 2020. ... — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2021 Florida went 0 for 3 on the power play, dropping the Panthers to 0 for 16 in the series and 3 for 26 against the Capitals this season. ... — Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2022 See More

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