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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The right wing faked a slapper, then pumped a wrist shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy.
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Jeff Malott and Taylor Ward fought for the puck from behind the goal line and Malott backhanded it to Helenius, who one-timed a wrist shot past Gibson from the left circle for his second goal of the season.
—Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
The more descriptive call of the play saw the Wild forward step in front of a Florida pass at the defensive blue line and head off on a break away from there, snapping a wrist shot past Bobrovsky to briefly give Minnesota a 3-2 lead.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Macklin Celebrini carried the puck across the Red Wings’ blue line and fired a wrist shot on goalie John Gibson, who was unable to trap it with his glove.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Jeff Malott and Taylor Ward fought for the puck from behind the goal line and Malott backhanded it to Helenius, who one-timed a wrist shot past Gibson from the left circle for his second goal of the season.
—Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
The more descriptive call of the play saw the Wild forward step in front of a Florida pass at the defensive blue line and head off on a break away from there, snapping a wrist shot past Bobrovsky to briefly give Minnesota a 3-2 lead.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Macklin Celebrini carried the puck across the Red Wings’ blue line and fired a wrist shot on goalie John Gibson, who was unable to trap it with his glove.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Wrist shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrist%20shot. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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