one-timer
noun
one-tim·er
ˈwən-ˌtī-mər 
: a shot (as in hockey or soccer) that is made by immediately striking a moving puck or ball (as when receiving a pass from a teammate) without first stopping and controlling it
one-time
transitive verb
one-timed; one-timing
Paul Keegan made a steal on the right and cut the ball back, and Rocha one-timed a 16-yard blast into the roof of the net.
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Frank Dell'Apa
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Skinner then skated through the neutral zone and found Wennberg, who calmly stickhandled the puck for a moment, slowed down, and found Cardwell for a one-timer that beat Seattle goalie Joey Daccord.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The Panthers took the lead again in the third period — courtesy of Sam Bennett’s second goal of the season — only to surrender it again on a Mikko Rantanen one-timer with 141 seconds left in regulation.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
There was an open net one-timer for Suzuki against the New York Rangers.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
MacKinnon took the puck off the wall behind the Boston net and snapped a backhanded pass to Lehkonen for a one-timer and a pretty goal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The Panthers took the lead again in the third period — courtesy of Sam Bennett’s second goal of the season — only to surrender it again on a Mikko Rantanen one-timer with 141 seconds left in regulation.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
There was an open net one-timer for Suzuki against the New York Rangers.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
MacKinnon took the puck off the wall behind the Boston net and snapped a backhanded pass to Lehkonen for a one-timer and a pretty goal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
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“One-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-timer. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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