wrist shot

Definition of wrist shot

: 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

Examples of wrist shot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eichel picked up his second of the game midway through the second, scoring on a hard wrist shot from the slot. — BostonGlobe.com, "Eichel’s big night helped the struggling Sabres snap a six-game losing streak and improve to 10-6-3.," 17 Nov. 2019 Gurianov beat Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin and skated in on Rittich for a wrist shot into the upper right corner of the net. — Washington Post, "Flames score 3 power-play goals, beat Stars 5-1," 23 Dec. 2019 Bonino had a little open space and snapped off a quick wrist shot that beat Jones on the short side. — Jim Diamond, SFChronicle.com, "Sharks fall to Predators for 5th straight loss," 11 Dec. 2019 Alex DeBrincat captured a rebound outside the slot and found Kane streaking in from the top of the faceoff circle, where his wrist shot beat Khudobin for his 12th goal of the season. — Jimmy Greenfield, chicagotribune.com, "Blackhawks snap a 3-game skid with a 3-0 win over the Stars as Corey Crawford notches his 26th career shutout," 26 Nov. 2019 Kane ended the Canucks’ hopes of a comeback with his fifth goal of the season — and first on the power play — on a laser wrist shot that beat Markstrom with 5:06 left in regulation. — Jimmy Greenfield, chicagotribune.com, "Alex DeBrincat’s acrobatic goal and Patrick Kane’s 3 points lift the Blackhawks to a 5-2 win over the Canucks," 7 Nov. 2019 Dadonov tied the score at 2-2 when his wrist shot beat Varlamov with 6:02 left in the third period. — Scott Charles, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Nelson scores in shootout, Islanders beat Panthers 3-2," 12 Oct. 2019 Pysyk got open in the slot, took a feed from Frank Vatrano and sent a 30-foot wrist shot through Rittich's pads. — sun-sentinel.com, "Panthers get four-point game from Barkov, extend road point streak in shootout loss to Flames," 25 Oct. 2019 Mills, Niagara’s lone Minnesotan, snapped off a wrist shot that eluded Moe’s glove hand. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, "Men’s hockey: Gophers sweep away Niagara," 20 Oct. 2019

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“Wrist shot.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 24 January 2020.

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