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Sean Durzi set up the goal with a cross-ice pass, and Guenther scored on a slap shot from down on one knee, beating Dostal over the blocker from the left face-off dot.
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Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Cale Makar faked a slap shot from the top of the zone, then slipped a pass to Nelson in the slot.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
That proved costly when Montreal’s Jake Evans drove a slap shot by Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper from the top of the left circle to tie the score in the second period.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Pulling Forsberg for an extra attacker, a Clarke slap shot from the blue line glanced off the underside of the crossbar to give the Kings life in the final 66 seconds.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Cale Makar faked a slap shot from the top of the zone, then slipped a pass to Nelson in the slot.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
That proved costly when Montreal’s Jake Evans drove a slap shot by Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper from the top of the left circle to tie the score in the second period.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Pulling Forsberg for an extra attacker, a Clarke slap shot from the blue line glanced off the underside of the crossbar to give the Kings life in the final 66 seconds.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Slap shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20shot. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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