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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Then Sam Reinhart scored on a wrist shot off assists by Carter Verhaeghe and Dmitry Kulikov.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
Edmonton had led 1-0 on a breakaway goal on defenseman Matias Ekholm’s wrist shot off a McDavid pass with 8:43 left in the first period.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024
Panarin got a wrist shot past Bobrovsky, but the Rangers couldn’t score again to extend the series back to Madison Square Garden for Game 7.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
The Ranger spoiled thre shutout on a goal with 1:39 to play on Artemi Panarin’s wrist shot.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
Edmonton had led 1-0 on a breakaway goal on defenseman Matias Ekholm’s wrist shot off a McDavid pass with 8:43 left in the first period.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024
Panarin got a wrist shot past Bobrovsky, but the Rangers couldn’t score again to extend the series back to Madison Square Garden for Game 7.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
The Ranger spoiled thre shutout on a goal with 1:39 to play on Artemi Panarin’s wrist shot.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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