Shooting is a basic hockey skill every player must know. Without some good shots, there's no way to win a game! Here are some different types of shots and terminology related to scoring.

Clearing the Puck: If you hear this term, a player is trying to get the puck out of the defensive zone near his/her team's goal.

Icing: When a player hits the puck far across the ice to the other side of the rink on purpose to get it out of the team's defense zone.

One-Timer: If a player takes an immediate slapshot from a pass, it's called a one-timer.

Penalty Shot: When a foul is committed during an instance when a team can score, the team selects a player to take a shot at the goal as the other team's goalie defends it.

Slapshot: The most powerful and fast shot is the slapshot. This shot is done when a player pulls the stick backward and slaps the puck hard.

Wrist Shot: As the slapshot is hard, the wrist shot is quick. With a flick of the wrist, this shot is made for short distances.

Backhand Shot: Similar to a backhand swing in tennis, a player swings the stick away from the body with his/her backhand moving in the direction of the hit.

Flip Shot: Highly skilled players can pick up the puck with their sticks and flip it off the ice and into a goal. The flip shot is not only hard to master, it's tough to block too.

Screen Shot: A successfully made shot that the goalie did not see because it was taken from behind a player in front of the goal's net.