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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Spurgeon scored his first goal in 30 games when his wrist shot found its way through traffic for a power-play tally midway through the first period for a 1-0 lead.
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Zacha cut to the high slot and sizzled a wrist shot over Binnington’s glove arm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
With Hayden Hodgson called for charging Mario Ferraro, Klingberg took a pass from Macklin Celebrini, took a stride forward and beat Senators goalie Linus Ullmark with a wrist shot from between the circles for his third goal of the season, all on the power play.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Instead, a wrist shot by Zach Werenski got blocked and the puck cleared the zone, sending the play into the Blue Jackets’ defensive zone.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Zacha cut to the high slot and sizzled a wrist shot over Binnington’s glove arm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
With Hayden Hodgson called for charging Mario Ferraro, Klingberg took a pass from Macklin Celebrini, took a stride forward and beat Senators goalie Linus Ullmark with a wrist shot from between the circles for his third goal of the season, all on the power play.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Instead, a wrist shot by Zach Werenski got blocked and the puck cleared the zone, sending the play into the Blue Jackets’ defensive zone.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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