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a good player who, when his team is short-handed because of a penalty, is sent onto the ice to prevent the other side from scoring 以少打多的队员; 指因有队员被罚出场,在场队员减少时换上场防止对手得分的优秀队员
[ice hockey]
He led the NHL with seven shorthanded goals in 2010-11, and the qualities that make him a fine penalty-killer his poise with the puck and his ability to read and anticipate other players' movements are the same that make him effective in shootouts.