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Gritting his teeth after the New York Rangers scored their third goal, the Washington Capitals netminder couldn’t hide his displeasure.—Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2026 Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin and Devils netminder Jacob Markstrom dropped the gloves in a rare goalie fight in the third period of New York’s 4-1 win over New Jersey.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 University of Denver freshman goalie Johnny Hicks sure is doing his best Davis impersonation, but this Pioneers team didn’t need anything supernatural from its netminder to reach another Frozen Four.—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026 The Wild held a 13-9 shot advantage but the netminder turned aside all the Minnesota offerings in the first period.—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for netminder