Power play
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Power play in Ice Hockey. This occurs when a team has the advantage of more players on the ice than the opposition, as a result of penalties being assessed. During this timed advantage, the full-strength team will attempt to control the puck in the oppositions zone in order to create goal-scoring opportunities. A power play ends when the penalty expires or the penalized team allows a goal.
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in ice hockey , lacrosse , and some other sports, a situation in which one team has more players than the other because that team has had one or more players temporarily sent off:
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