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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On Saturday, Killorn skated out of his own zone with the puck and kept a full-length stride between him and Jackets defenseman Ivan Provorov, sailing a wrist shot past Greaves to end it.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
After a Sharks line change, Toffoli took control of the puck in the neutral zone, carried it into the Capitals end, and beat Thompson with a wrist shot high blocker side for his 10th goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Wennberg took control of the puck in the neutral zone, skated into the Blue Jackets’ end, and beat goalie Elvis Merzlikins — his former teammate in Columbus — with a wrist shot high to the glove side for his third goal of the season and his second in overtime.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Then Sam Reinhart scored on a wrist shot off assists by Carter Verhaeghe and Dmitry Kulikov.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
After a Sharks line change, Toffoli took control of the puck in the neutral zone, carried it into the Capitals end, and beat Thompson with a wrist shot high blocker side for his 10th goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Wennberg took control of the puck in the neutral zone, skated into the Blue Jackets’ end, and beat goalie Elvis Merzlikins — his former teammate in Columbus — with a wrist shot high to the glove side for his third goal of the season and his second in overtime.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Then Sam Reinhart scored on a wrist shot off assists by Carter Verhaeghe and Dmitry Kulikov.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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