Hockey

A power play is when one team has more skaters on the ice because an opposing player is stuck in the penalty box. Most often it’s 5 skaters against 4, for two minutes. The team with the extra skater is “on the power play,” and the short-handed team is “killing the penalty.” It’s hockey’s version of a free advantage and a huge scoring chance.

Icing is when a player shoots the puck from behind the center red line all the way past the other team’s goal line without anyone touching it. Play stops dead, and the faceoff comes back into the offending team’s zone. It’s hockey’s way of saying “you can’t just launch the puck away to kill time.”