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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The goalie made a shoulder save on a wrist shot by captain Jared Spurgeon, but the rebound sailed high into the air, then landed in the crease.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
And then, just five seconds later, Tim Stutzle whistled a wrist shot past Swayman for a 4-1 Ottawa lead.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Hughes collected a pass from defenseman Simon Nemec near the Avs' blue line and then beat Miner with a wrist shot from the left circle.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
By then Carolina had extended its advantage to two thanks again to Jarvis, who capitalized on the visitors’ third power play – hooking by Jackson LaCombe – with a one-time wrist shot from the right circle for his sixth goal of the season.
—Josh Gross, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
And then, just five seconds later, Tim Stutzle whistled a wrist shot past Swayman for a 4-1 Ottawa lead.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Hughes collected a pass from defenseman Simon Nemec near the Avs' blue line and then beat Miner with a wrist shot from the left circle.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
By then Carolina had extended its advantage to two thanks again to Jarvis, who capitalized on the visitors’ third power play – hooking by Jackson LaCombe – with a one-time wrist shot from the right circle for his sixth goal of the season.
—Josh Gross, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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