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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.
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s when Hilary Knight deflected a Laila Edwards slap shot past Canadian goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens to even the score and eventually send the game to overtime.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Schaefer, the 18-year-old rookie defenseman, fired a slap shot from the point in the closing seconds of the first to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s when Hilary Knight deflected a Laila Edwards slap shot past Canadian goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens to even the score and eventually send the game to overtime.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Schaefer, the 18-year-old rookie defenseman, fired a slap shot from the point in the closing seconds of the first to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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
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“Slap shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20shot. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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