wrist shot

noun

: a quick usually short-range shot in ice hockey made while the puck is against the blade of the stick by snapping the blade quickly forward

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On Saturday, Killorn skated out of his own zone with the puck and kept a full-length stride between him and Jackets defenseman Ivan Provorov, sailing a wrist shot past Greaves to end it. Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024 After a Sharks line change, Toffoli took control of the puck in the neutral zone, carried it into the Capitals end, and beat Thompson with a wrist shot high blocker side for his 10th goal of the season. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024 Wennberg took control of the puck in the neutral zone, skated into the Blue Jackets’ end, and beat goalie Elvis Merzlikins — his former teammate in Columbus — with a wrist shot high to the glove side for his third goal of the season and his second in overtime. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024 Then Sam Reinhart scored on a wrist shot off assists by Carter Verhaeghe and Dmitry Kulikov. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for wrist shot 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wrist shot was circa 1899

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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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