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But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Defensively sound for the first 15 minutes, the Wild inexplicably got loose late in the first, and ended up in a deficit when Strome capped off a 2-on-1 rush with a tap-in after a cross-ice pass from Ovechkin.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
On the first one, the high-scoring winger picked Charlie McAvoy’s pocket at the Boston blue line and the Bolts went on a quick counter-attack that resulted in an Anthony Cirelli tap-in off a Gage Goncalves pass just 1:09 into the game, Cirelli’s first of two in the period.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
MacKinnon set up Lehkonen for a tap-in at the edge of the crease on the first shift of the third period.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Defensively sound for the first 15 minutes, the Wild inexplicably got loose late in the first, and ended up in a deficit when Strome capped off a 2-on-1 rush with a tap-in after a cross-ice pass from Ovechkin.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
On the first one, the high-scoring winger picked Charlie McAvoy’s pocket at the Boston blue line and the Bolts went on a quick counter-attack that resulted in an Anthony Cirelli tap-in off a Gage Goncalves pass just 1:09 into the game, Cirelli’s first of two in the period.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
MacKinnon set up Lehkonen for a tap-in at the edge of the crease on the first shift of the third period.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Tap-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap-in. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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