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Special teams
Shorthanded

Shorthanded

Playing with fewer skaters than the other team because of a penalty.

Also called

short a skater
a man down
down a man

Related terms

Penalty kill
Shorthanded scoring chance
Shorthanded goal
Ragging the puck

More in Special teams

Power-play unit
Pulling the goalie
Shootout
Shorthanded scoring chance
Six-on-five
Six-on-four

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