slap shot
noun
: a shot in ice hockey made with a swinging stroke
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The goalie also stopped a slap shot by Trouba and a follow by Panarin two minutes later. 
Vin Cherwoo, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2022 The league will incorporate the video into live telecasts to walk viewers through the workings of a breakaway goal or give them a first-person look at what really happens when a goalie takes a 100 mph slap shot to the noggin. Will Egensteiner, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2014 Lekkerimaki, a 5-11, 172-pound right-handed shooter, has a stellar slap shot but also isn't afraid to get in front of the net and grind his way to a goal. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2022 Michael Nylander ripped a slap shot from the right circle that sank behind Nedeljkovic. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2022 But the Lightning led 1-0 on Friday, thanks to Rutta's first goal of this year's playoffs on a slap shot that got through goalie Darcy Kuemper. Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 25 June 2022 Two days prior, the Wings lost Game 6 at Olympia when Maple Leafs defenseman Bobby Baum, who suffered a broken ankle late in regulation from a Gordie Howe slap shot, returned for overtime and scored the winner at 2:43. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022 Parayko scored his second goal of the postseason on a slap shot from the point 3:55 into the game to put St. Louis ahead 1-0. David Solomon, ajc, 22 May 2022 Backlund’s third goal of the series came on a slap shot, about four minutes after Johnny Gaudreau’s nifty pass across the front of the Dallas net to Michael Stone for the easy tip-in. Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 14 May 2022 See More
Vin Cherwoo, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2022 The league will incorporate the video into live telecasts to walk viewers through the workings of a breakaway goal or give them a first-person look at what really happens when a goalie takes a 100 mph slap shot to the noggin. Will Egensteiner, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2014 Lekkerimaki, a 5-11, 172-pound right-handed shooter, has a stellar slap shot but also isn't afraid to get in front of the net and grind his way to a goal. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2022 Michael Nylander ripped a slap shot from the right circle that sank behind Nedeljkovic. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2022 But the Lightning led 1-0 on Friday, thanks to Rutta's first goal of this year's playoffs on a slap shot that got through goalie Darcy Kuemper. Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 25 June 2022 Two days prior, the Wings lost Game 6 at Olympia when Maple Leafs defenseman Bobby Baum, who suffered a broken ankle late in regulation from a Gordie Howe slap shot, returned for overtime and scored the winner at 2:43. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022 Parayko scored his second goal of the postseason on a slap shot from the point 3:55 into the game to put St. Louis ahead 1-0. David Solomon, ajc, 22 May 2022 Backlund’s third goal of the series came on a slap shot, about four minutes after Johnny Gaudreau’s nifty pass across the front of the Dallas net to Michael Stone for the easy tip-in. Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 14 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above