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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Instead, a wrist shot by Zach Werenski got blocked and the puck cleared the zone, sending the play into the Blue Jackets’ defensive zone.
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
But the Wild answered 31 seconds later, reclaiming the lead at 2-1 via a Faber wrist shot after set-up passes from Kaprizov and Marcus Johansson.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 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
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
But the Wild answered 31 seconds later, reclaiming the lead at 2-1 via a Faber wrist shot after set-up passes from Kaprizov and Marcus Johansson.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 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
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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