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odd-man

American  
[od-man] / ˈɒdˌmæn /

adjective

Sports.
  1. noting or pertaining to a situation in which the players on one side outnumber those of the opposition.


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However, the Hurricanes had the best chances as Shesterkin made a nice save on Seth Jarvis on a short-handed, odd-man rush.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

The Kraken had an odd-man rush and those two were leading the charge.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

But Johnson scored off an odd-man rush just more than four minutes into the second period, beating Grubauer short side with a 29-foot wrister from the right circle.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

Carlsson brought the Ducks to 4-2 after getting a feed from Killorn on an odd-man rush.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2023

I had been down in the Argentine, and then in Chili, tramping the country and starving, mostly; and had come up from Valparaiso as odd-man on a cattle-boat.

From The Gadfly by E. L. (Ethel Lillian) Voynich

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