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Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins, who returned after missing time for the birth of his second son, had 27 saves in a stellar outing.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Kevin Garnett scores 22 points and Paul Pierce adds 20 as the Celtics beat the Rockets 94-74, stopping Houston’s remarkable run.
2009 — New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur breaks Patrick Roy’s NHL record for career wins by a goaltender.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Gretzky came in with 799 career goals and scored No. 800 at 6:16 of the first period, stealing the puck from a Sharks defenseman and scoring on a back-hander past goaltender Arturs Irbe.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Senior goaltender Hannah Murphy has a goals-against average of 1.82 and a save percentage of .940.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Kevin Garnett scores 22 points and Paul Pierce adds 20 as the Celtics beat the Rockets 94-74, stopping Houston’s remarkable run.
2009 — New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur breaks Patrick Roy’s NHL record for career wins by a goaltender.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Gretzky came in with 799 career goals and scored No. 800 at 6:16 of the first period, stealing the puck from a Sharks defenseman and scoring on a back-hander past goaltender Arturs Irbe.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Senior goaltender Hannah Murphy has a goals-against average of 1.82 and a save percentage of .940.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Goaltender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goaltender. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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goaltender
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goal·tend·er
-ˌten-dər 
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