penalty shot

English

Noun

penalty shot (plural penalty shots)

1. (ice hockey) A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.

Translations

ice hockey: type of penalty

• Finnish: rangaistuslaukaus (fi)
• Polish: rzut karny (pl) m