slap shot

American  

noun

Ice Hockey.

1. a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.

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Etymology

Origin of slap shot

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Turcotte’s first goal of the season on a tip-in put the Kings back in front early in the third period before Edmundson doubled the lead on a slap shot from outside the right faceoff circle.

From Los Angeles Times

“Russian Machine never breaks,” Ovechkin once said, after limping off the ice courtesy of a slap shot to the foot.

From The Wall Street Journal

They were 28 seconds away from winning when Evan Bouchard blasted a slap shot by Kuemper from just inside the blue line, capping a wild third-period rally.

From Los Angeles Times

Bouchard doubled the lead six minutes later, firing a slap shot past Kuemper from the top of the circles three seconds after the Kings’ Andrei Kuzmenko went off for interference.

From Los Angeles Times

Necas doubled the advantage with a one-timed slap shot from the slot after Kampf won a faceoff 16 seconds later.

From Seattle Times