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
Frank Dell'Apa
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Eleven seconds after Hertl took a seat in the box, Charlie McAvoy’s one-timer from out high beat netminder Akira Schmid for his fourth of the year.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Lehkonen scored on a one-timer on the short side past Dostal’s glove from the right circle off a crossing pass from Nelson, who took the puck down to the bottom of the left circle before finding Lehkonen.
—Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Kempe tied it in the second period, scoring his 16th goal on a hard one-timer off a pass from Fiala.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Second period no better than the first Any chance of a Wild comeback after Danila Yurov’s scorching one-timer cut the deficit to two less than five minutes into the second period ended with a couple of mistakes by Wild veterans.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Lehkonen scored on a one-timer on the short side past Dostal’s glove from the right circle off a crossing pass from Nelson, who took the puck down to the bottom of the left circle before finding Lehkonen.
—Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Kempe tied it in the second period, scoring his 16th goal on a hard one-timer off a pass from Fiala.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Second period no better than the first Any chance of a Wild comeback after Danila Yurov’s scorching one-timer cut the deficit to two less than five minutes into the second period ended with a couple of mistakes by Wild veterans.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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“One-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-timer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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