Five step

During a fine, the player who committed the infringement is sent to the penalty box. Small infractions are deemed minor penalties, and the player is kept off the ice for two minutes of game play. A larger infraction such as high-sticking that causes the mistreated performer to have a able to be seen physical injury is deemed a double-minor, and the perpetrator is kept off the ice for four minutes. More dangerous infractions, such as fighting, are deemed major penalties and have a duration of five minutes. The penalized team cannot replace the player on the ice and is thus shorthanded for the duration of the punishment. Normally, hockey teams have five skaters (plus the goaltender) on the ice. If a minor or major penalty is called, play becomes "five-on-four"—five skaters versus four skaters. This situation is called a power play for the non-penalized team and a penalty kill for the penalized team. A team is far more likely to score on a power play than during standard play. If the penalized team is scored on during a minor penalty, the reprimand immediately terminates. A double-minor is separated into two disconnect two-minute minor penalties that are served consecutively. This means that if a goal is scored by the team on the power play before the first minor is over (before the two-minute mark of the power play), the first minor ends and the punishment clock goes down to two minutes. If a goal is scored during the second minor (after the two-minute mark of the power play), the penalty ends. Unlike minor penalties, major penalties must be served to their full completion, regardless of number of goals scored during the power play. When a penalty is about to be called, an official will raise his arm to signal what is referred to as a "delayed penalty". Play will continue until the aberrant team touches the puck, at which point, the official will blow the play dead and review the punishment.