backhanded

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Tatar, as with Burakovsky, instinctively hesitated an extra half-second, waited for Korpisalo to commit, then easily stickhandled around him.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

He stickhandled his way behind the Vegas net, then attempted to pass to Laine in front.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2020

Defenseman Dougie Hamilton gambled to steal the pass to Ovechkin and missed, the Capitals captain then stickhandled around a diving Jaccob Slavin and wristed it past Petr Mrazek.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2019

Crosby stickhandled all over the Oilers zone before backhanding the puck over the left pad of goaltender Cam Talbot for his second goal of the game.

From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2018

The Ducks' triumph, sealed when Rickard Rakell stickhandled his way to point-blank range and beat Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick 4 minutes and 41 seconds into overtime, was their first complete-game effort in a long time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2018