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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His goal, a wrist shot from the left circle, capped a series of swift passes, the final of which came from Sam Bennett.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Just over three minutes later, Brandon Hagel scored a shorthanded goal after skating basically the length of the ice and firing a wrist shot from the left circle to put Tampa up 2-0.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Just over three minutes later, Brandon Hagel scored a shorthanded goal after skating basically the length of the ice and firing a wrist shot from the left circle to put Tampa up 2-0.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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