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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Thirty-three seconds after Lohrei took a seat in the penalty box, Tage Thompson fed Jason Zucker for the go-ahead goal, Zucker’s second of the game.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Kucherov emerged from the penalty box at the end of the first half of an Edmonton five-on-three advantage.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Landeskog went to the penalty box, and 20 seconds later Ovechkin uncorked a vintage one-timer from the left circle.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Nguyen’s specialty remained scoring, especially inside the penalty box.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Kucherov emerged from the penalty box at the end of the first half of an Edmonton five-on-three advantage.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Landeskog went to the penalty box, and 20 seconds later Ovechkin uncorked a vintage one-timer from the left circle.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Nguyen’s specialty remained scoring, especially inside the penalty box.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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