How to Use backhander in a Sentence

backhander

noun

• She hit a backhander into the net.
• Hall cut in front and beat Sorokin with a backhander for the game-winner.
  — Ken Powtak, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
• Pierre-Luc Dubois tapped a backhander past Hill from the slot.
  — Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2021
• Brady fed Eichel in front and Eichel slipped a backhander past Hlavaj.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
• Zacha, blitzing down the slot, reached out with his long stick and knocked in a backhander for the 2-0 lead.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
• Benson tied it a minute into the second, slipping in a short backhander from the left side.
  — ABC News, 16 May 2026
• Henrique accepted a pass behind the net, curled in front and shoved a backhander in.
  — Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
• Maroon sprung Smith on a breakaway, who finished off the rush with a backhander.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
• On the first, Ondrej Kase cut in and the goalie made a blocker save on a backhander.
  — Ken Powtak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
• Tanev spied it, charged in and netted a backhander for his second goal of the season and just the fourth of his career.
  — USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2017
• Ohgren shifted around Swayman and tucked in a backhander in for the shootout winner.
  — CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
• Kocur went hard to his forehand, and when Hextall bit on the fake, Kocur roofed his backhander.
  — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2022
• Pastrnak broke away into the right circle, cut back, and tucked in a backhander in the crease for the decider.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
• The Avs had the lead by then, courtesy of a Sam Girard backhander.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
• Cotter put a backhander past Stolarz to start the shootout for the Devils.
  — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
• Cotter put a backhander past Stolarz to start the shootout for the Devils.
  — CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
• Bratt skated to the right and beat goalie Tristan Jarry with a backhander.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2021
• In the shootout, Wideman led off, beating Hildebrand with a backhander to the glove side.
  — Lewis Bagley, Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2017
• But Rask tracked Beauvillier, who cut left-right and tried to slide a backhander inside the right post.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2021
• His backhander cleared a diving Adam Graves and Richter’s right shoulder for his fourth goal in two games.
  — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2022
• From just outside the center line, the forward flipped a high backhander at the Buffalo net.
  — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
• Larkin beat Linus Ullmark with a backhander in the tiebreaker.
  — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
• Christian Dvorak got to it first and sent a nifty backhander to Travis Konecny for the tap-in.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
• Then Stastny put a backhander off Rinne and into the net for a 2-0 lead on just seven shots.
  — New York Times, 11 May 2018
• Lyon stoned him on the first shot and then was able to recover and stop Mittelstadt’s backhander off the rebound.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
• Rangers led in shots on goal 12-8 but Cats had the best one when Bennett’s close-range backhander caromed off the pipe.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
• Instead, midway through the power play, Brown stole the puck at the blue line and beat Bobrovsky with a patient backhander.
  — Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
• After recovering the puck, Zach Benson put a close-range backhander on net.
  — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
• But the project was mired in controversy; there were claims that the Dutch shipbuilder, Damen, had paid backhanders to win the order.
  — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2017
• Zacha then sent Viktor Arvidsson in alone but Vasilevskiy got a glove on Arvidsson’s backhander.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026