Highest velocity wrist shot

[DFC]

Joe Sakic has the best wristlet of all time. It was insanely accurate and powerful.

Yeah, you had to worry about him out near the blue line. He could beat a goalie from anywhere with it.

 

[sethro109]

Somehow, despite being retired, it's still Joe Sakic.

 

[Novice]

Addressing the lack of Laine clips even though there are a lot of mentions in this thread:

 

[Bee Holder]

Surprised to see only one mention of Caufield. This little demon can really wire them hard and precisely! Maybe not the best in the league but definitely in that group

 

[Future GOAT]

Laine and Matthews top two IMO. Absolute lasers.

 

[islesmb]

I shouldn't even post this, as it's not the highest velocity, but he still has a wicked wrister.
Hope to see more of these this year.

Brock Nelson has got to be up there too.

 

[Statto]

Who do you think has the fastest wrist shot in the NHL? I've heard people mention guys like Pettersson, Laine and Tarasenko. Bedard's looks lethal. Not talking about accuracy or quickness of release, just who gets the puck moving the fastest.

Edited for a little more clarity.

Whomever has the best stick

 

[MakoSlade]

Whomever has the best stick

Imagine Wendell Clark or Joe Sakic with one of today's sticks...

 

[Mrb1p]

Look for the highest weight and longest stick, thats it. Probably one of the tall defenders.

Surprised to see only one mention of Caufield. This little demon can really wire them hard and precisely! Maybe not the best in the league but definitely in that group

Caufield has a very quick and accurate wrister but sadly his weight and the length of his stick does not allow him to stick with the big boys.

Bedard is an exception as he has an incredibly long stick even for his small size.

 

[Mrb1p]

Zadarov has a crazy hard wrist/snap shot

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Yeah Zadorov is a good one. He gets insane velocity, and it makes sense seeing hes 245+ lbs and has an insanely long stick.

 

[Phrasing]

Among forwards, if we are talking strictly power then I’d say Tage. If we are talking power and accuracy, Laine.

 

[Favster]

Ovechkin and Laine are probably at the top of the list for pure power.

 

[J bo Jeans]

Basically every wrist shot is a snap shot nowadays. Theres always a little snap at the end and small gap between the puck and stick before the snap.

Actual wrist shots are nearly as non existant as slapshots now.

 

[Avs9296]

Despite taking an eternity to get it off, Andre Burakovsky has an absolute bomb of a wrist shot, and it's very accurate as well. His release is just very slow. But if you give him some time he can wrip absolute lasers.

 

[Youngguns80]

Yegor Chinakhov has an absolute laser of a wrister 90+

 

[Connor MethDavid]

5 years ago, easily Matthews. Don't think it's ever been the same since the wrist surgery. I have a feeling the answer is going to be Bedard very soon.

I was coming in to say this.

I don't think Matthews can wrist 'em like he used to. I hope he proves us wrong this season, but he probably shouldn't be in this conversation until then.

 

[loadie]

Wendel Clark had a wicked wrister. Today it’s probably Laine and OV with Bedard probably surpassing a lot of guys in the nest few years

 

[Chairman Maouth]

https://x.com/NHL/status/1709253228263563319?s=20

The league records the speed of every shot taken now. Michael Stone with 89/92 shots taken over 90 mph is pretty crazy.

Thanks. I appreciate that.

I do not see though how it's even possible to measure the speed of every shot taken by every player in every game. And for me at least, it defies credulity that the player who was measured as having the hardest shot in the league for the 2022-2023 season, doesn't even make any of the three different lists of players who were measured as having the hardest shot in the league for that same season. I think every NHL fan has seen Pettersson wire a laser beam from the corner circle past a goatlender who didn't even have time to react before the puck was already bouncing back out of the net behind him. I suspect dicknanigans could be afoot (that's a Key & Peele reference )

Interesting sub-topic we're on though. I know I come off as a Pettersson fan, likely because I am, but some things just aren't adding up for me here.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Matthews, Bedard, Ovechkin, Caufield all have absolute bullets

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Nowadays, most of the best wristers have been named already.

One from the past, Andrei Kostitsyn could rip them off, he was a beast.

He also was the definition of 'all the tools, no toolbox'. (but that's another story)

 

[Offtheboard412]

Thanks. I appreciate that.

I do not see though how it's even possible to measure the speed of every shot taken by every player in every game. And for me at least, it defies credulity that the player who was measured as having the hardest shot in the league for the 2022-2023 season, doesn't even make any of the three different lists of players who were measured as having the hardest shot in the league for that same season. I think every NHL fan has seen Pettersson wire a laser beam from the corner circle past a goatlender who didn't even have time to react before the puck was already bouncing back out of the net behind him. I suspect dicknanigans could be afoot (that's a Key & Peele reference )

Interesting sub-topic we're on though. I know I come off as a Pettersson fan, likely because I am, but some things just aren't adding up for me here.

Well in game situations are different than the hardest shot competition. It's possible Petterson just didn't get the chance to tee off full power on a good one timer that often. Also a lot of guys will take a little off their shot in order to pick their spot. You'll notice Ovechkin isn't on that list either despite having shot over 100 mph in multiple hardest shot competitions.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Well in game situations are different than the hardest shot competition. It's possible Peterson just didn't get the chance to tee off full power on a good one timer that often. Also a lot of guys will take a little off their shot in order to pick their spot. You'll notice Ovechkin isn't on that list either despite having shot over 100 mph in multiple hardest shot competitions.

Good points.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Laine is the best.

Stamkos is still very good.

 

[Mrb1p]

Anybody named Xhekaj yet?

 

[TheAngryHank]

It's still Ovechkin

Agreed