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ricochet off

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ricochet off something
[for some rapidly moving object, such as a bullet] to bounce off something at an angle. The bullet ricocheted off the wall and struck the gunman. Bullets were ricocheting off the walls from all angles.
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Alexander Radulov netted Russia's powerplay winner with an excellent wrister at 58:13 with a ricochet off Gorovikov.
Russia clinch a place in Ice Hockey final by AFP / AFP Global Edition
A Barry Ferguson free-kick lacked the quality of Toama's but it took a ricochet off a home player and spun on to the post, allowing Novo to bundle the ball home.
UEFA CUP 3RD RD 1ST LEG HAP TEL AVIV 2 RANGERS 1 by The Mirror (London, England)
Or that the chances of striking a human target after a ricochet off the dressing room wall would attract very long odds indeed?
Football: Order of the boot by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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