sports dictionary Ice hockey - FOUR BY THREE (4 BY 3)

Ice hockey FOUR BY THREE (4 BY 3) a situation where one of the teams has four field players on the court, and the other only three. A similar balance of power is obtained if one team has two or more hockey players on the penalty box bench, while the other team has one. In this format, most games are somewhat easier to implement. The fact is that zones are released, and the opponent can not build a tight line of defense with just three hockey players. The task of the team playing in the majority is extremely simple: quickly enter the wrong zone and make a throw from a favorable position. For a team that plays in the minority, the only goal is to select the puck and take it out. When there are three players on the court, it is quite difficult to think about counterattacks. Long passages to a foreign zone also lose their relevance. It is highly undesirable to leave only two players near your goal.