slap shot

noun

: a shot in ice hockey made with a swinging stroke

Examples of slap shot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb was forced to leave Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday after taking a puck to his face on a slap shot midway through the first period. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026

Pavel Dorofeyev blocked a blistering slap shot early in Game 5 of the second-round series against Anaheim that left him hobbling to the dressing room for treatment. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 May 2026

Last season, Mats Zuccarello missed the better part of a month after a slap shot fired by Brock Faber hit Zuccarello in front of the net and produced a painful lower body injury that required surgery. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 May 2026

John Carlson let fly with a slap shot that hit Poehling and trickled into the net for his fourth playoff goal. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slap shot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

slap shot

noun

: a hard shot in ice hockey that is made with a swinging stroke