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slap shot
noun
- a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
Word History and Origins
Origin of slap shot1
Example Sentences
They were 28 seconds away from winning when Evan Bouchard blasted a slap shot by Kuemper from just inside the blue line, capping a wild third-period rally.
Bouchard doubled the lead six minutes later, firing a slap shot past Kuemper from the top of the circles three seconds after the Kings’ Andrei Kuzmenko went off for interference.
Necas doubled the advantage with a one-timed slap shot from the slot after Kampf won a faceoff 16 seconds later.
Kubalik tied it at 7:48 on a rebound after a slap shot by Necas from the blue line.
The goalie stopped a slap shot by Mika Zibanejad to preserve the shutout, and Bennett sealed the victory with an empty-netter with 1:19 left.
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