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in hockey or lacrosse, attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring by controlling the play while one's own team is short-handed.
1963  . . . replacements were few and speed lagged at the end or when players "ragged" the puck in mid-ice to kill off penalties.
1966  He kills penalties, plays the point on the power play and when all our other defensemen got hurt, he hung in there, holding our blueline together.