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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Clark fired a wrist shot past Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney for her third goal of the postseason.
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Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Toronto strikes early in third Max Domi put the Maple Leafs on the board 2:07 into the third period with a wrist shot from up close.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Ekblad made it 1-0 with 5:22 left in the first period on a wrist shot from the right circle after getting a pass from Sam Reinhart.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
However the lead lasted less than three minutes before Kane tied it on a wrist shot from the high slot.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Toronto strikes early in third Max Domi put the Maple Leafs on the board 2:07 into the third period with a wrist shot from up close.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Ekblad made it 1-0 with 5:22 left in the first period on a wrist shot from the right circle after getting a pass from Sam Reinhart.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
However the lead lasted less than three minutes before Kane tied it on a wrist shot from the high slot.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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