How to Use wrist shot in a Sentence

wrist shot

noun
  • Ovechkin’s goal, a wrist shot past Knight, made the score 4-2.
    Paul Gereffi, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Dunn snapped in a wrist shot from the top of the slot at 2:53 for his first goal.
    Warren Mayes, Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Groulx let go a wrist shot wired to the top of the net for his first goal of the season.
    Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Skjei faked out Bernier and ripped a wrist shot for his third goal of the season.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Theodore put a wrist shot past Jonathan Quick 2:23 into the game.
    W.g. Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Larkin followed up on that chance with a wrist shot from the high slot.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Elie took the rebound in front for a short wrist shot into the net.
    USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Stepan’s wrist shot from the left wing caps a comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the series.
    Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
  • Robertson scored on a top-shelf wrist shot one minute in.
    sun-sentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Cal Clutterbuck found the net with a wrist shot with 3:28 to play.
    José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The Ice Dogs kept the heat on in the third, trying the game at 4-4 on a top-shelf wrist shot by Colin Goff.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Mantha wired a wrist shot that went five-hole, at 15:46.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Sam Steel scored a power-play goal on a glove-side wrist shot.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Rakell added a score on a wrist shot that beat Martin Jones early in the third.
    Joe Stiglich, Star Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Then 2:05 into the second, Krashik picked up the puck at the blue line and sent a wrist shot past Stauber on the glove side.
    Staff Reports, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Shattenkirk opened the scoring 2:45 in with a wrist shot inside the far post.
    Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Fabbri centered a pass to Suter, who fired a wrist shot from the high slot to put the Wings up by a goal.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Kyrou’s wrist shot snapped a 4-4 tie midway through the third.
    Joe Harris, SFChronicle.com, 18 Jan. 2021
  • First, Perron used a near-side wrist shot from the left circle to beat Grubauer.
    Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Wilson opened the scoring with a wrist shot from the slot at 4:35 of the first period.
    Scott Charles, ajc, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Bonino had a little open space and snapped off a quick wrist shot that beat Jones on the short side.
    Jim Diamond, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Kane fired a hard wrist shot that beat Rask on the glove side inside the right post 7:44 into the second.
    USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Krug’s wrist shot beat Marc-André Fleury through his pads.
    Warren Mays, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Seider picked it up, skated to the net and scored on a wrist shot, earning his sixth goal.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2022
  • From behind the net, Jordan Kyrou saw Bortuzzo in the slot and his wrist shot found the back of the net.
    Warren Mayes, Star Tribune, 3 May 2021
  • Victor Hedman strode into the slot and sent a wrist shot top shelf at 1:34.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Crosby lifted Frans Nielsen’s stick and whipped a wrist shot into the net.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Eichel picked up his second of the game midway through the second, scoring on a hard wrist shot from the slot.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • But his wrist shot was wide of the net, the Oilers controlled the rebound and 20 seconds later Hyman scored again to make 3-0.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 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

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