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

Examples of wrist shot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bouchard scored twice in the second period, sparking Edmonton's rally by cutting it to 2-1 11 seconds into the frame on a long wrist shot through traffic. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Bouchard scored twice in the second, sparking Edmonton’s rally by cutting it to 2-1 11 seconds into the period on a long wrist shot through traffic. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Barbashev followed it up with another wrist shot from distance that beat Wedgewood high. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 23 May 2026

The best chance was Montreal’s Laura Stacey's breakaway attempt when her wrist shot hit the crossbar. — ABC News, 16 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wrist shot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot