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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Matt Boldy’s pass from below the goal line found Eriksson Ek alone in the low slot.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Overtime penalties will now continue to result in a replay of the down, with the ball moving closer to the goal line.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
From a sharp angle, Rinzel fired a puck on net that got between Askarov and the post and slid across the goal line.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
After Haley Winn unleashed a wrist shot at the top of the point, Eldridge crashed the net along the left goal line before depositing a loose puck into the back of the net.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Overtime penalties will now continue to result in a replay of the down, with the ball moving closer to the goal line.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
From a sharp angle, Rinzel fired a puck on net that got between Askarov and the post and slid across the goal line.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
After Haley Winn unleashed a wrist shot at the top of the point, Eldridge crashed the net along the left goal line before depositing a loose puck into the back of the net.
—Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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