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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Greer then sent a drop pass to Schmidt, who fired a wrist shot from just outside the left circle that got past Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Garland — who had a power-play goal in the second period — lofted a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle under the blocker of goalie David Rittich for his 16th goal of the season.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Connor McDavid, taking a Mitch Marner pass, scored on a wrist shot from the slot at 8:18 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 win, beating goalie Connor Hellebuyck to capture the 4 Nations Faceoff championship for Canada at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Nathan MacKinnon opened the scoring for Team Canada, getting the puck on a pass from Thomas Harley before whipping the wrist shot from the top of the slot, sending it through traffic and past Connor Hellebuyck for the 1-0 score.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Garland — who had a power-play goal in the second period — lofted a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle under the blocker of goalie David Rittich for his 16th goal of the season.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
Connor McDavid, taking a Mitch Marner pass, scored on a wrist shot from the slot at 8:18 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 win, beating goalie Connor Hellebuyck to capture the 4 Nations Faceoff championship for Canada at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Nathan MacKinnon opened the scoring for Team Canada, getting the puck on a pass from Thomas Harley before whipping the wrist shot from the top of the slot, sending it through traffic and past Connor Hellebuyck for the 1-0 score.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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