wrist shot

Example Sentences

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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

Garland — who had a power-play goal in the second period — lofted a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle under the blocker of goalie David Rittich for his 16th goal of the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

Healey got the puck at the left point and she sent a high wrist shot through traffic over Rooney’s glove into the far, top corner.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

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