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
Examples of wrist shot in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Rasmussen took advantage of a bad pass attempt by Josh Anderson to intercept the puck early in the first period, went around defender Mike Matheson and popped a wrist shot behind Jake Allen.
—
Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2023
Trenin tied it again at 8:15 of the second with a short-handed goal off of a wrist shot from the slot that went in just underneath the crossbar.
—Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
But Quinnipiac was too much in the third, starting with a routine save by Portillo on a Lipkin wrist shot.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
Rookie Tye Kartye scored his third of the playoffs beating Jake Oettinger with a wrist shot less than three minutes later, and the Kraken withstood several pushes by the Stars to send the series back to Texas.
—Tim Booth, ajc, 14 May 2023
Husso faced just one shot the first 19 minutes — and got dinged by Killorn on a wrist shot from the left circle.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2023
With Kings defenseman Alex Edler in the penalty box, McDavid scored his first goal of the series on a wrist shot from the left circle that got past Korpisalo’s glove and into the upper-right corner of the net at 7:42 of the second period.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
The finalist for the Hobey Baker Award (college hockey’s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy) sent a quick wrist shot between the legs of WMU goalie Cameron Rowe for a 1-0 lead and Hutson’s 15th goal of the season and 48th point (most among college defensemen).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023
On the first Stars goal, Jamie Benn won the faceoff directly to Roope Hintz, who beat Gustavsson with a wicked wrist shot just three seconds into the man-advantage.
—Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
See More
Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2023
Trenin tied it again at 8:15 of the second with a short-handed goal off of a wrist shot from the slot that went in just underneath the crossbar.
—Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
But Quinnipiac was too much in the third, starting with a routine save by Portillo on a Lipkin wrist shot.
—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
Rookie Tye Kartye scored his third of the playoffs beating Jake Oettinger with a wrist shot less than three minutes later, and the Kraken withstood several pushes by the Stars to send the series back to Texas.
—Tim Booth, ajc, 14 May 2023
Husso faced just one shot the first 19 minutes — and got dinged by Killorn on a wrist shot from the left circle.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2023
With Kings defenseman Alex Edler in the penalty box, McDavid scored his first goal of the series on a wrist shot from the left circle that got past Korpisalo’s glove and into the upper-right corner of the net at 7:42 of the second period.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
The finalist for the Hobey Baker Award (college hockey’s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy) sent a quick wrist shot between the legs of WMU goalie Cameron Rowe for a 1-0 lead and Hutson’s 15th goal of the season and 48th point (most among college defensemen).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023
On the first Stars goal, Jamie Benn won the faceoff directly to Roope Hintz, who beat Gustavsson with a wicked wrist shot just three seconds into the man-advantage.
—Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
See More
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'wrist shot.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1899, in the meaning defined above
Articles Related to wrist shot
Dictionary Entries Near wrist shot
Cite this Entry
“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
Copy Citation
More from Merriam-Webster on wrist shot
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about wrist shot
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share