: a shot in ice hockey made with a swinging stroke
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Born in 2007 on a frozen river just a long slap shot from the Canadian border in Baudette, the event which started as a one-day affair has grown a little bit here and there over the past decade-plus.—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2026 Edmundson, who had a goal disallowed earlier, found a loose puck and cranked a slap shot.—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026 Dostal blocked Hughes’ slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026 Dostal blocked Hughes' slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slap shot