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View synonyms for penalty shot

penalty shot

noun

, Ice Hockey.
  1. a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of penalty shot1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

Ford, brought on in the 62nd minute to see the game out, planted a long, but straight penalty shot against the post and then clipped a last-gasp drop-goal wide in a desparate, doomed pursuit of a comeback.

From BBC

Kuznetsov, centering the fourth line, came through with two goals and two assists, including the series’ first goal and then a wait-wait-wait penalty shot in Game 5 to beat Semyon Varlamov when he finally went for the pokecheck.

Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov scored in that opening blitz from Carolina, while Evgeny Kuznetsov scored on a penalty shot — a wait-wait-wait move as he skated in slowly before snapping it past Varlamov when he went for the pokecheck — for the 3-1 lead in the first.

The Stars were awarded a penalty shot on the play and Kraken goalie Grubauer stopped Sam Steel to keep it a 1-0 contest in a period in which he made 18 saves.

“It was their home opener, and the atmosphere was pretty electric,” said Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender, whose eight saves included a stop on an early penalty shot from Riqui Puig.

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