slap shot

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slap shot¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Kubalik tied it at 7:48 on a rebound after a slap shot by Necas from the blue line.

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