one-timer
noun
one-tim·er
ˈwən-ˌtī-mər 
: a shot (as in hockey or soccer) that is made by immediately striking a moving puck or ball (as when receiving a pass from a teammate) without first stopping and controlling it
one-time
transitive verb
one-timed; one-timing
Paul Keegan made a steal on the right and cut the ball back, and Rocha one-timed a 16-yard blast into the roof of the net.
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Frank Dell'Apa
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The Panthers took the lead again in the third period — courtesy of Sam Bennett’s second goal of the season — only to surrender it again on a Mikko Rantanen one-timer with 141 seconds left in regulation.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
There was an open net one-timer for Suzuki against the New York Rangers.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
His biggest save came midway through the first, as Dawson Mercer, stationed to Askarov’s right, sent a pass to the middle of the ice that was redirected slightly by Jack Hughes to Nico Hischier, whose one-timer was stopped by a sliding Askarov.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
MacKinnon took the puck off the wall behind the Boston net and snapped a backhanded pass to Lehkonen for a one-timer and a pretty goal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
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Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
There was an open net one-timer for Suzuki against the New York Rangers.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
His biggest save came midway through the first, as Dawson Mercer, stationed to Askarov’s right, sent a pass to the middle of the ice that was redirected slightly by Jack Hughes to Nico Hischier, whose one-timer was stopped by a sliding Askarov.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
MacKinnon took the puck off the wall behind the Boston net and snapped a backhanded pass to Lehkonen for a one-timer and a pretty goal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
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“One-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-timer. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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