wrist shot

noun

: a quick usually short-range shot in ice hockey made while the puck is against the blade of the stick by snapping the blade quickly forward

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Wennberg took control of the puck in the neutral zone, skated into the Blue Jackets’ end, and beat goalie Elvis Merzlikins — his former teammate in Columbus — with a wrist shot high to the glove side for his third goal of the season and his second in overtime. —

Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024 Then Sam Reinhart scored on a wrist shot off assists by Carter Verhaeghe and Dmitry Kulikov. —

Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024 Edmonton had led 1-0 on a breakaway goal on defenseman Matias Ekholm’s wrist shot off a McDavid pass with 8:43 left in the first period. —

Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024 Panarin got a wrist shot past Bobrovsky, but the Rangers couldn’t score again to extend the series back to Madison Square Garden for Game 7. —

Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for wrist shot