plural goalies
: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer) : goalkeeper
If the ball carrier continues to cut across in front of the net, the goalie must move with the shooter in order to cover the angle.—
Jim Hinkson
Jim HinksonAs she has so many times during the last four years, Barlow broke away from all of the defenders and beat the goalie with her swift foot and a one-on-one move towards the net.—Brian Moore
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At 34 years and 244 days old, Bobrovsky became the oldest goalie to get his first playoff shutout since Tim Thomas (35 years, 340 days) made 19 saves in a 4-0 win for the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
The onslaught continued in the second period with Cooley and the Sharks giving up four more goals on 12 shots, before Quinn switched goalies, inserting Georgi Romanov with 6:11 left in the second period.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Wakeland’s last goal followed two saves from Colleyville Heritage goalie Juliana Grider.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
The Lightning have been helping themselves by limiting turnovers, especially those that too often left goalies Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson hung out to dry earlier this season.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Saturday, Cooley, who has been working a ton with goalie coach Thomas Speer, made one more save in the third period after Schenn’s goal, then three more in overtime as the Sharks killed a hooking penalty on Mikael Granlund.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Seals goalie Chris Origlieri finished with 33 saves.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Russian goalie Ivan Fedotov played his first game in the NHL nine years after being recruited by the Philadelphia Flyers.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Perfetti, a healthy scratch for the last two games, fired a low shot past Kings goalie Cam Talbot two seconds after the man advantage expired.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
The onslaught continued in the second period with Cooley and the Sharks giving up four more goals on 12 shots, before Quinn switched goalies, inserting Georgi Romanov with 6:11 left in the second period.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Wakeland’s last goal followed two saves from Colleyville Heritage goalie Juliana Grider.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
The Lightning have been helping themselves by limiting turnovers, especially those that too often left goalies Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson hung out to dry earlier this season.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Saturday, Cooley, who has been working a ton with goalie coach Thomas Speer, made one more save in the third period after Schenn’s goal, then three more in overtime as the Sharks killed a hooking penalty on Mikael Granlund.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
Seals goalie Chris Origlieri finished with 33 saves.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Russian goalie Ivan Fedotov played his first game in the NHL nine years after being recruited by the Philadelphia Flyers.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Perfetti, a healthy scratch for the last two games, fired a low shot past Kings goalie Cam Talbot two seconds after the man advantage expired.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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