Definitions for "Delayed penalty"
A penalty that is not called against a player until his team gains possession of the puck.
A situation when one player on a team commits a penalty, but the other has possession of the puck. The referee does not whistle down the play until the offending team regains control of the puck. The team about to go on a power play often pulls its goalie in favour of an extra skater until the play stops.