wrist shot

Example Sentences

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Then, as the Americans desperately searched for a breakthrough, Hughes blasted a wrist shot into the back of the net—and made history.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mikko Rantanen gave the Finns the lead on 17 minutes with a wrist shot on a power play, just after Sebastian Aho had won a faceoff.

From Barron's

That’s when Hughes received a pass on the boards, slid the puck to the middle of the ice and unleashed a blistering wrist shot that clanged off the left post and into the net to secure a 2-1 victory.

From The Wall Street Journal

From there on, Team USA began to settle into the game and Jack Eichel, who had provided the assist for Tkachuk earlier, produced a wrist shot that evaded Sogaard.

From Barron's

He deked his way past Warren Foegele and sent a wrist shot through traffic that beat goalie Darcy Kuemper through the legs for his 24th goal this season.

From Los Angeles Times