Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Turned aside or from a direct line or course; specifically, in botany and zoology, bent abruptly downward.
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of deflect.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
- adj. Bent downward; deflexed.
Examples
“Bill Guerin deflected Sergei Gonchar's slap shot from the right point past Jaroslav Halak with 1: 24 remaining to draw Pittsburgh within one.”
“The Canadiens captain deflected Mathieu Schneider's point shot past Dwayne Roloson for the winner after he tied it with 4: 35 left in regulation on a goal that required a lengthy video review.”
“Semin deflected Mike Green's point shot past Halak 7: 59 in to put Washington up 1-0.”
“Sedin deflected a long shot by Mattias Ohlund from beyond the left circle.”
“Evgeni Malkin deflected Sidney Crosby's one-timer from the right point on a Pittsburgh power play with 1: 41 remaining to finish a frantic comeback, and the Penguins rallied from a three-goal deficit against the Rangers for a 5-4 victory in their second-round playoff series opener Friday night.”
“Just 42 seconds after Brylin deflected in a slap shot from Elias to give the Devils a 3-2 lead, Richards tied it with a shot that went between Lukowich's legs and past Brodeur.”
“The Canucks added to their lead on the power play just two minutes into the second, after Sedin deflected a point shot out of the air into the top corner past Markkanen.”
“Just 16 seconds after Sanderson scored, Oleg Saprykin deflected Regehr's point shot down and between the pads of rookie Alex Auld.”
“Defenseman Brian Rafalski threw the puck on net from the right point and Brylin deflected it past Biron.”
“Brendan Morrison took a slap shot from above the slot that Sedin deflected past Fernandez's glove for his first goal in 23 games dating back to last season.”
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