goaltending
noun
goal·tend·ing
ˈgōl-ˌten-diŋ 
1
: the act of guarding a goal (as in hockey)
2
: a violation in basketball that involves touching or deflecting a ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket
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The Blue Jackets will almost certainly spend major resources this summer to overhaul their goaltending.
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The Stars have the goaltending, and the forwards, to go to the Stanley Cup Finals.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
This was a goaltending duel between Oettinger and Filip Gustavsson, who was terrific again.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
An extended Askarov absence could put the Barracuda in a tough spot with their goaltending, as fellow goalie Georgi Romanov was injured on Feb. 11 in San Jose’s game against the Colorado Eagles.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The Stars have the goaltending, and the forwards, to go to the Stanley Cup Finals.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
This was a goaltending duel between Oettinger and Filip Gustavsson, who was terrific again.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
An extended Askarov absence could put the Barracuda in a tough spot with their goaltending, as fellow goalie Georgi Romanov was injured on Feb. 11 in San Jose’s game against the Colorado Eagles.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Goaltending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goaltending. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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