slap shot

Example Sentences

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Moore, playing for just the second time in the series, doubled the lead 3:43 into the third period, lining in a slap shot from well above the right circle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Leave it to “SNL” to bungle what should have been a slap shot straight into an open goal.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

With the seconds melting away, team captain Hilary Knight redirected a Laila Edwards slap shot between her legs and into the net to tie the score at 1-1—a dramatic goal to force overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Turcotte’s first goal of the season on a tip-in put the Kings back in front early in the third period before Edmundson doubled the lead on a slap shot from outside the right faceoff circle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

Now she looks up . . . and Amigliato takes a slap shot!

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides