penalty kills

A form of penalty kill — An effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of penalty kill
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APA

penalty kills. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20kills

MLA

“penalty kills.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20kills. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penalty kills,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penalty%20kills.

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