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wrist shot

NOUN
slap shot
Synonyms
WEAK


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Zellweger, given a ton of space inside the left circle, evened the score by lining a wrist shot over Hart’s left shoulder and off the crossbar late in the period.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

From there on, Team USA began to settle into the game and Jack Eichel, who had provided the assist for Tkachuk earlier, produced a wrist shot that evaded Sogaard.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 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




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