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Montreal backup goaltender Jakub Dobeš was seen starting to stretch in the hallway leading to the Canadiens dressing room, but Montembeault remained in the game.
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Hiller challenged the goal, arguing there was goaltender interference.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
No other goaltender beyond that duo has more than two.
3: With his game-winning goal in the first period on Thursday, defenseman Nate Schmidt has already scored three goals through Florida’s first two playoff games after scoring twice in Game 1 against Tampa Bay.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Schmidt’s one-timer from the top of the right circle cleanly beat Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who overplayed the near post.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Hiller challenged the goal, arguing there was goaltender interference.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
No other goaltender beyond that duo has more than two.
3: With his game-winning goal in the first period on Thursday, defenseman Nate Schmidt has already scored three goals through Florida’s first two playoff games after scoring twice in Game 1 against Tampa Bay.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Schmidt’s one-timer from the top of the right circle cleanly beat Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who overplayed the near post.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Goaltender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goaltender. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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goaltender
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goal·tend·er
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