goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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Taking the place of Sidney Crosby, who was injured in the second period, on Canada’s first unit, Celebrini fed McDavid with a pass below the goal line.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Off a faceoff in the France zone, Crinon was going below his goal line to collect the puck when Wilson made a beeline straight for him and laid a hard, clean hit.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Defenseman Noah Hanifin added another when his shot got through Mads Sogaard and trickled over the goal line a bit later, providing some breathing room that proved necessary.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Since 2015, Seattle fans have carried the bitter taste of Super Bowl XLIX, when the Patriots edged the Seahawks 28-24 thanks to Butler's stunning goal line interception of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in the game's waning seconds, one of the most famous plays in NFL history.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Off a faceoff in the France zone, Crinon was going below his goal line to collect the puck when Wilson made a beeline straight for him and laid a hard, clean hit.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Defenseman Noah Hanifin added another when his shot got through Mads Sogaard and trickled over the goal line a bit later, providing some breathing room that proved necessary.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Since 2015, Seattle fans have carried the bitter taste of Super Bowl XLIX, when the Patriots edged the Seahawks 28-24 thanks to Butler's stunning goal line interception of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in the game's waning seconds, one of the most famous plays in NFL history.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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