wrist shot

American  

noun

Ice Hockey.

1. a quick shot made with a snap of the wrist, using little or no backswing, with the puck against the stick blade.

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Example Sentences

Then, as the Americans desperately searched for a breakthrough, Hughes blasted a wrist shot into the back of the net—and made history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Mikko Rantanen gave the Finns the lead on 17 minutes with a wrist shot on a power play, just after Sebastian Aho had won a faceoff.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

He deked his way past Warren Foegele and sent a wrist shot through traffic that beat goalie Darcy Kuemper through the legs for his 24th goal this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Hoglander skated through the Kings’ defense and put a wrist shot over Rittich’s glove to put Vancouver on top midway through the first period.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Zooming past would-be customers, a mother dragging a young kid by the wrist shot toward my stand.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas