wrist shot
noun
: a quick usually short-range shot in ice hockey made while the puck is against the blade of the stick by snapping the blade quickly forward
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Finally, defenseman Vincent Desharnais, who has one goal in 165 career regular-season NHL games, ended the odyssey in the 16th round by beating Carriere with a low wrist shot to the far corner, setting off a wild celebration amongst his teammates.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
The enjoyment paused when Carolina tied it 3-3 around mid-third period when Seth Jarvis’ wrist shot beat Bobrovsky over his right shoulder.
—Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Verhaeghe fired a wrist shot toward Stuart Skinner, and Bennett fell in front of him.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
And more recently, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz took a wrist shot to the head in Game 1 against the Florida Panthers, which knocked his mask off, then in the second period took an elbow to the head and sprawled to the ice in discomfort.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
The enjoyment paused when Carolina tied it 3-3 around mid-third period when Seth Jarvis’ wrist shot beat Bobrovsky over his right shoulder.
—Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Verhaeghe fired a wrist shot toward Stuart Skinner, and Bennett fell in front of him.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
And more recently, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz took a wrist shot to the head in Game 1 against the Florida Panthers, which knocked his mask off, then in the second period took an elbow to the head and sprawled to the ice in discomfort.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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