How to Use slap shot in a Sentence

slap shot

noun
  • Stamkos got the puck on a give-and-go and fired a slap shot from the left flank.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Kempe scored his third goal on a slap shot from the top of the left circle.
    — Warren Mayes, Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Fox grabbed possession and took a slap shot from the blue line.
    — Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • There’s time and space enough for old-school slap shots, even in transition.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Cole, the Avs defenseman, used a big slap shot from the high slot.
    — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Robertson went with a slap shot for his final shot on the green and overshot the hole.
    — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Hill couldn’t react fast enough to stop the defenseman’s slap shot.
    — star-telegram, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Bill Baugher fired a slap shot to Tyler Beaulieu’s glove side.
    — Sean Begin, courant.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Mrazek denied Brent Burns on a slap shot with a windmill glove save.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2018
  • He was hit in the right foot by a Ranger slap shot off the left wing — a shot that would have gone wide of the net.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Cole used a big slap shot from the left wing and Burakovsky scored on a semi-breakaway.
    — Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Raddysh tied it at 1 with a powerful slap shot in the second.
    — ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Miller scored from the right faceoff circle on a slap shot for his 31st of the season.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Cale Makar faked a slap shot from the top of the zone, then slipped a pass to Nelson in the slot.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Justin Faulk aimed a slap shot on net, and Elias Lindholm screened Mrazek.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Krejci's goal, coming on a wicked slap shot, was the first of the night for the Bruins.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Shesterkin made a nice glove stop on a slap shot by Tyler Pitlick about 40 seconds later.
    — Vin A. Cherwoo, courant.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The Wings had no luck — when Mike Green wound up for a slap shot, his stick broke and the puck sputtered.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The defenseman unwound a slap shot, ripping the puck from the blue line to pick up his second goal of the season.
    — Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The Bruins goalie gloved Zach Whitecloud’s 57-foot slap shot.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
  • That includes in hockey where the physics of the slap shot and the curvature of the stick are just as important as speed and skill.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Taking a pass from Marc Staal, Stecher pulled up and ripped a slap shot from the right circle.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2021
  • His slap shot from the left circle off John Leonard's pass beat Vejmelka on the stick side.
    — CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Provorov made it 3-0 on a slap shot from the circle, and that was enough to chase goalie Tristan Jarry.
    — Dan Gelston, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • There were also back-to-back stops on slap shots from Paul Carey and Vinni Lettieri.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2018
  • By the time the plumber had pulled out every puck Blair had put through the wall practicing his slap shot, the stack was at least 10 high.
    — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
  • Dylan Larkin directed a slap shot at Sorokin, but on the whole, the Wings didn’t threaten much.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2021
  • That’s a far slap shot from 1974, when a bunch of kids from all across Minnesota took on the world for the first time.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Tolvanen, playing near the left circle, sent a pass across to Dunn just above the right circle, and his slap shot zipped past Forsberg.
    — CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Midway through the second period, Dorofeyev blocked a slap shot off the inside of his knee and crumpled to the ice in pain.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026

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