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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With the game tied 4-4, Sharks defenseman Dmitry Orlov retrieved the puck below the goal line and sent it behind the net, trying to find John Klingberg.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Zumwinkle darted along the left wall, cut in along the goal line and flicked a shot behind goaltended Kayle Osborne that deflected off the crossbar and into the net to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead just past the midway point in the first period.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Back to playing 5-on-5, Kaprizov scored a highlight-reel goal after a Utah turnover below the goal line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
On third-and-1 at the goal line, an opposing team may sense a run is coming.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Zumwinkle darted along the left wall, cut in along the goal line and flicked a shot behind goaltended Kayle Osborne that deflected off the crossbar and into the net to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead just past the midway point in the first period.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Back to playing 5-on-5, Kaprizov scored a highlight-reel goal after a Utah turnover below the goal line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
On third-and-1 at the goal line, an opposing team may sense a run is coming.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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