odd-man

[ od-man ]

adjective

, Sports.

1. noting or pertaining to a situation in which the players on one side outnumber those of the opposition.

Example Sentences

The Stars took a 2-1 lead into the third period after breaking the tie on an odd-man rush with just under five minutes left in the second.

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However, the Hurricanes had the best chances as Shesterkin made a nice save on Seth Jarvis on a short-handed, odd-man rush.

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St. Louis nearly took the lead early in the second period when Zack Bolduc finished an odd-man rush with a nice deke move on Daccord only to have the puck go off the post as he tried to tuck it home.

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To top it off, the Ducks then messed up an odd-man rush late in the period, coughed the puck up and watched the Kraken race back 3-on-2 the other way.

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The Kraken had an odd-man rush and those two were leading the charge.

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