short-handed
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
short-handed
▶adjective not having enough or the usual number of staff or crew.
■ Ice Hockey (of a goal) scored by a team playing with fewer players on the ice than their opponent.
■ Ice Hockey (of a situation) occurring while or because a team has fewer than six players on the ice.
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