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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Benn exited the penalty box as the Stars were coming up the ice, giving them numbers on the rush to back up the defense.
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Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2025
The backbreaking moment came at the 5:58 mark of the second period, as shortly after a Sharks power play expired, Jaden Schwartz came out of the penalty box and beat goalie Yaroslav Askarov on a breakaway for a 4-1 Seattle lead.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Enthusiasts are expecting 2025 to be more bullish as a pro-crypto Congress is coming in power with promises to pass regulation that will move the industry out of the proverbial penalty box.
—Javier Paz, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2025
Makar came out of the penalty box, picked off a pass and set up Artturi Lehkonen with 14.7 seconds left in the third period for the winning goal in a wild 5-4 victory for the Avs against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2025
The backbreaking moment came at the 5:58 mark of the second period, as shortly after a Sharks power play expired, Jaden Schwartz came out of the penalty box and beat goalie Yaroslav Askarov on a breakaway for a 4-1 Seattle lead.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Enthusiasts are expecting 2025 to be more bullish as a pro-crypto Congress is coming in power with promises to pass regulation that will move the industry out of the proverbial penalty box.
—Javier Paz, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2025
Makar came out of the penalty box, picked off a pass and set up Artturi Lehkonen with 14.7 seconds left in the third period for the winning goal in a wild 5-4 victory for the Avs against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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