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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Dorofeyev flicked home a wrist shot to put the Golden Knights in front just 72 seconds into the first.
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ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
In the final minute of the second, Heiskanen zipped a wrist shot past Wallstedt to give Dallas the lead back.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
But after Roy drove into the slot and scored on a rebound early in the third, Toews threaded a wrist shot through heavy traffic to put Colorado up 4-1.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
With just over a minute in the third period, Elias Lindholm snuck a wrist shot behind Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for a 2-0 lead.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
In the final minute of the second, Heiskanen zipped a wrist shot past Wallstedt to give Dallas the lead back.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
But after Roy drove into the slot and scored on a rebound early in the third, Toews threaded a wrist shot through heavy traffic to put Colorado up 4-1.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
With just over a minute in the third period, Elias Lindholm snuck a wrist shot behind Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for a 2-0 lead.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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