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 Then 2:05 into the second, Krashik picked up the puck at the blue line and sent a wrist shot past Stauber on the glove side. — Staff Reports, courant.com, "State colleges: UConn blanks No. 15 Providence in men’s hockey," 28 Dec. 2020 Ljungman described himself as a 200-foot center with a good wrist shot. — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, "Size wasn’t a priority as Stars bet on high-risk, high-reward players on day 2 of the NHL draft," 8 Oct. 2020 Five minutes after Alex Killorn gave Tampa Bay its first lead of the game with a turnaround far side wrist shot, Pavelski answered with his second goal of the night, this one a bouncing puck that went off Kevin Shattenkirk and into the net. — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, "Stars lose overtime heartbreaker in Game 4, Lightning now lead series 3-1," 25 Sep. 2020 His wrist shot from the top of the right circle came at the end of an odd-man rush that followed Lehner's kick save at the other end on a shot by Seguin. — orlandosentinel.com, "Dallas reaches Stanley Cup Final with 3-2 OT win over Vegas," 15 Sep. 2020 Around the time Mika Zibanejad gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead (wrist shot glove side past Francouz), the NHL released its statement, electing to not follow the NBA’s immediate lead in postponing play. — Ryan O’halloran, The Denver Post, "Overtime goal lifts MacKinnon-less Avalanche past Rangers," 11 Mar. 2020 Theodore scored his third goal of the postseason, flicking a wrist shot past Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford from the right circle. — Fox News, "Lehner, Golden Knights shut down Blackhawks 4-1 in opener," 12 Aug. 2020 Brayden Point's goal ended the Lightning-Blue Jackets game 95 seconds short of the time of Boucher's game that finished with Keith Primeau's wrist shot past Ron Tugnutt. — Stephen Whyno, Star Tribune, "Boucher witnesses NHL marathon 20 years after his 5 OT game," 12 Aug. 2020 The Jackets also came inches from scoring the game’s first goal, when Boone Jenner rung a hard wrist shot off the crossbar behind Andersen with 5:45 left in the opening period. — Brian Hedger, USA TODAY, "Pierre-Luc Dubois scores hat trick after goalie change as Blue Jackets rally past Maple Leafs," 7 Aug. 2020

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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.

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