| English | Russian |
| aggressive play | активные действия (The action of an opposition player or teammates to apply high pressure through either physical contact or stick action to force a turnover of the puck or to draw a penalty. VLZ_58) |
| capitalize on power play opportunity | реализовать большинство (maystay) |
| capitalize on the power play | использовать численное преимущество (maystay) |
| capitalize on the power play | реализовать большинство (maystay) |
| duration of play | продолжительность игры |
| heads-up play | тонкая изящная игра (В конкретном игровом эпизоде. При переводе лучше использовать соответствующий глагол: "heads-up play by Letang" – " в этом эпизоде тонко сыграл Летанг". VLZ_58) |
| hockey play | игровой эпизод (Так нередко характеризуют момент игры, когда игрок получает травму не в результате грубой игры соперника, в результате неудачного стечения обстоятельств. "It was a hockey play, he went to the net hard like he always does, he comes off that wing with a lot of speed," McLellan said. "Three guys got tangled up in the corner. It was a hockey play. I'm not sure if he lost his balance, but it's unfortunate." VLZ_58) |
| play a disciplined game | играть дисциплинированно (VLZ_58) |
| play a passive defense | играть в откат (пассивные оборонительные действия команды. При игре в откат игроки обороняющейся команды откатываются назад в оборону, слабо прессингуют соперника, а отбор шайбы происходит, в основном, в зоне обороны. VLZ_58) |
| play a tight game | играть в закрытый хоккей (Against the rushing game almost the only to be done is to play a tight game – the style of play where few chances are taken (Hockey Is My Game by Bobby Hull). VLZ_58) |
| play defense first | играть от обороны (VLZ_58) |
| play from behind | отыгрываться (The Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves playing from behind too many times against the Ottawa Senators. VLZ_58) |
| play full 60 | играть все 60 минут (maystay) |
| play ice hockey | играть в хоккей с шайбой |
| play on a line | играть в одном звене (The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar can talk about how much he loved playing on a line with Iginla all day, but it sure doesn’t sound like it was nearly as much fun lining up on the other side of the puck aldrignedigen) |
| play physically | играть в силовой хоккей (At 6-foot-2 and 212 pounds, Ovechkin is a power forward who plays physically at both ends of the ice... VLZ_58) |
| play shorthanded | играть в меньшинстве (Алекша) |
| play the off-wing | играть на "чужом" фланге (When a right handed player is playing left wing or when a left handed player is playing right wing, they are said to be playing the off wing. When you're playing the off wing it enables you to enter the offensive zone with your stick to the middle of the ice which gives you a better angle when you take shots on goal. Also, when you're carrying the puck along the boards and a defender is trying to force you to the outside, you're able to drop your bottom hand to ward off the defender while you control your stick with your top hand and drive to the net. VLZ_58) |
| play the puck off skate | подыграть себе шайбу коньком (He put in a loose puck from the inside edge of the left circle after playing the puck off his skate. VLZ_58) |
| play toe-to-toe | играть на равных (The Nashville Predators have played toe-to-toe with the Red Wings, much in thanks to the goaltending of Tomas Vokoun. VLZ_58) |
| power play | игра в большинстве (Translucid Mushroom) |
| power-play game | игра в большинстве |
| power play marker | гол в большинстве (maystay) |
| power-play unit | звено большинства (What is the best possible five-man power-play unit that could be assembled from active NHL players? We answered that question, building a unit based on each player's underlying numbers. aldrignedigen) |
| recommencing of play | возобновление игры |
| refusal of play | отказ от игры |
| score on the power play | забить в большинстве (maystay) |
| season of play | игровой сезон (The Vegas Golden Knights, a franchise in just its third season of play, ranked as the league's fourth-best fan base. aldrignedigen) |
| set play | наигранная комбинация ("We work on set plays off the face-off all the time during practice," says Messier. VLZ_58) |
| stop the play | остановить игру свистком |
| stop the play | останавливать игру свистком |
| stoppage in the play | остановка игры (maystay) |
| stoppage of the play | прекращение игры |
| the play was on side | положения вне игры/оффсайда не было (VLZ_58) |
| third period of actual play | период |
| throwing the puck outside the playing area | выброс шайбы (за пределы поля; за пределы ледовой площадки maystay) |
| tie it on a power play marker | сравнять счёт, использовав численное преимущество (maystay) |
| tie it on a power play marker | сравнять счёт, реализовав большинство (maystay) |
| tie it up on the power play | сравнять счёт, использовав численное преимущество (maystay) |
| tie it up on the power play | сравнять счёт, реализовав большинство (maystay) |
| trail on the play | накатываться (VLZ_58) |
| trail the play | накатываться сзади (на ворота Toews carried the puck into the Maple Leafs zone and passed to Hayden, who was trailing the play and kicked the puck to his stick before shooting. VLZ_58) |
| well-executed play | хорошо разыгранная комбинация (VLZ_58) |
