0 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:
There is sustained possession only on power plays.
He engaged in endless machinations, negotiations, and power plays.
This has led to frequent power plays by local militia commanders.
There was a power play that happened that just didn't fall out the way they wanted it to.
Both teams scored 17 goals during the series, and they also scored the same number of power play goals, four.
Scored 4 power-play goals, netted 2 game-winning goals and picked up 15 groundballs.
Fittingly, it was a power play goal scored with a slapshot.
