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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Late in the second, Minnesota forward Mats Zuccarello and Nashville forward Michael McCarron both went to the penalty box for slashing.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Here, City combine down the left wing and Nico Gonzalez finds Phil Foden’s run into space, with Haaland positioned by the edge of the penalty box.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Rudel, a junior committed to Utah, stopped consecutive shots from inside the penalty box in the ninth and 10th minute, respectively.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
With Barzal in the penalty box, Dahlin got the puck from Lyon behind the Sabres' goal and skated the length of the ice, weaving past three Islanders to beat Rittich with a backhand.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Here, City combine down the left wing and Nico Gonzalez finds Phil Foden’s run into space, with Haaland positioned by the edge of the penalty box.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Rudel, a junior committed to Utah, stopped consecutive shots from inside the penalty box in the ninth and 10th minute, respectively.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
With Barzal in the penalty box, Dahlin got the puck from Lyon behind the Sabres' goal and skated the length of the ice, weaving past three Islanders to beat Rittich with a backhand.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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