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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The Skippers scored a second midway through the first period via Ethan Sturgis, whose shot a foot above the goal line slid right through the legs of Will Arnold.
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Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
John Klingberg controlled a puck that had been sent around the boards and fed Will Smith near the goal line to the right of the Islanders’ net.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Slafkovský played a major role in Montreal’s first goal, taking the puck from Killorn inside the Ducks’ defensive blue line and moving it to Caufield below the goal line.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Helenius detonated Carson Soucy and separated him from the puck below the goal line.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
John Klingberg controlled a puck that had been sent around the boards and fed Will Smith near the goal line to the right of the Islanders’ net.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Slafkovský played a major role in Montreal’s first goal, taking the puck from Killorn inside the Ducks’ defensive blue line and moving it to Caufield below the goal line.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Helenius detonated Carson Soucy and separated him from the puck below the goal line.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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