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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Ryan Hartman doubled the lead for Minnesota (39-33-9) with five seconds left in the second period, finishing a two-on-one break with a wrist shot from the bottom of the right faceoff circle for his 21st goal.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Stolarz made a save on a wrist shot by Michael Pezzetta, but Armia was in position to score the rebound and tie the score 1-1 at 10:12.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Natalie Buchbinder scored her second of the season on a wrist shot from the right point that found its way through traffic.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024
But after Zetterlund scored his second goal of the game and his 20th of the season, firing a wrist shot past Chicago goalie Petr Mrazek to give San Jose a 4-0 lead at the 1:24 mark of the second period, the Blackhawks started to find their legs.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Pietrangelo tied the game later in the period when his wrist shot from the right circle went far side, top shelf on Lankinen.
—W.g. Ramirez, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
After 40 minutes of tight-checking and strong goaltending at both ends, his wrist shot from the right point found a hole.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Florida trailed 2-0 about five minutes into the game before Lundell scored on a wrist shot from up close midway through the frame.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2024
Team Canada needed only 57 seconds to cash in, with Marie-Philip Poulin beating Hensley on a wrist shot from between the circles.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Stolarz made a save on a wrist shot by Michael Pezzetta, but Armia was in position to score the rebound and tie the score 1-1 at 10:12.
—Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Natalie Buchbinder scored her second of the season on a wrist shot from the right point that found its way through traffic.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024
But after Zetterlund scored his second goal of the game and his 20th of the season, firing a wrist shot past Chicago goalie Petr Mrazek to give San Jose a 4-0 lead at the 1:24 mark of the second period, the Blackhawks started to find their legs.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Pietrangelo tied the game later in the period when his wrist shot from the right circle went far side, top shelf on Lankinen.
—W.g. Ramirez, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
After 40 minutes of tight-checking and strong goaltending at both ends, his wrist shot from the right point found a hole.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Florida trailed 2-0 about five minutes into the game before Lundell scored on a wrist shot from up close midway through the frame.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2024
Team Canada needed only 57 seconds to cash in, with Marie-Philip Poulin beating Hensley on a wrist shot from between the circles.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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