man advantage
Penalty box benefit
A man advantage is a situation in hockey and other team sports where one side has more players on the field or ice than the opponent, typically because of a penalty.
The team with more players is said to be on the man advantage or playing with a man advantage.
The term appears in soccer, lacrosse, and water polo, but is most associated with hockey power plays.
- power playStrategic leverage attempt
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- delayed penaltyPunishment awaiting stoppage
- penalty boxHockey infraction seating area
goal · ice · puck · score · empty net · box · NHL playoffs · two minutes · offense · face off · attack · numerical · superiority · overtime · slap shot · scoring chance · referee · infraction
man advantageshorthanded
Lacking sufficient staff
penalty kill · short-handed · man down · full strength · undermanned
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