Definition of goalie
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Second half—6, Real Salt Lake, Holness, 1 (Plata), 70th. 7, Real Salt Lake, Beckerman, 1 (Rusnak), 72nd. 8, Dallas, Ferreira, 1 (Barrios), 89th. Goalies—
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Game 3 is Saturday night in Nashville in what amounts to a last stand for the Predators and their suddenly very average-looking goalie.
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The Penguins were outshot 26-12 and went 37 minutes without managing to get one puck on Rinne, the best goalie in the playoffs and the main reason the Predators are on their sport's biggest stage for the first time.
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Borst, a senior who also played goalie and defender for the St. Viator boys soccer team, found some success in the Class 1A state tennis tournament last week.
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Ramirez dodged charging goalie Joe Bendik and juked a defender before easily putting the ball into the net in the 56th minute.
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They were also led by standout goalie Gaby Palmisano, Patrizia Puppin, Isabella Stripling and Sofia Zamboli.
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The Penguins faced questions all season about the fate of goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, the subject of rampant trade speculation.
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The best came in stoppage time of the second half when Seth Sinovic’s long-range shot beat Rapids goalie Tim Howard but grazed off the top of the crossbar.
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First Known Use of goalie
1889
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playDefinition of goalie for English Language Learners
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: a player who defends the goal in a game (such as soccer or hockey)
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