slap shot

noun

: a shot in ice hockey made with a swinging stroke

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Here was a former seventh-round pick who was among the slowest players in the league in terms of straight-ahead foot speed; at 5-foot-11 wasn’t very big, and didn’t possess a slap shot that was going to overpower many NHL goaltenders. —

Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 23 July 2024 Jones opened the scoring with a power-play goal on a slap shot from the high slot 3:35 into the first period. —

Jay Cohen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024 Special to the Detroit Free Press This is the story of two men who crossed paths 19 years ago while being treated for injuries — a football player with a torn Achilles tendon and an auto executive who took a slap shot to the ankle while playing ice hockey. —

Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024 The Panthers’ 2-1 lead had come 3:11 into the third period came on Rodrigues’ gem of a slap shot, unassisted, when a loose puck found his stick. —

Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for slap shot