plural goalies
: a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer) : goalkeeper
If the ball carrier continues to cut across in front of the net, the goalie must move with the shooter in order to cover the angle.—
Jim Hinkson
Jim HinksonAs she has so many times during the last four years, Barlow broke away from all of the defenders and beat the goalie with her swift foot and a one-on-one move towards the net.—Brian Moore
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The Rangers on Friday reached an eight-year extension with star goalie Igor Shesterkin for an average annual salary of $11.5 million, according to ESPN.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
The visitors continued to push, but Buffalo goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen protected the three-goal lead despite 34 shot attempts and 20 scoring chances in the middle period.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Forward Nikolai Kovalenko and goalie Alexandar Georgiev, both acquired from Colorado on Monday in a trade that sent Mackenzie Blackwood to the playoff-contending Avalanche, joined the Sharks in Raleigh, N.C., before Tuesday’s game and are available to play against the Hurricanes.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
The visitors continued to push, but Buffalo goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen protected the three-goal lead despite 34 shot attempts and 20 scoring chances in the middle period.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Forward Nikolai Kovalenko and goalie Alexandar Georgiev, both acquired from Colorado on Monday in a trade that sent Mackenzie Blackwood to the playoff-contending Avalanche, joined the Sharks in Raleigh, N.C., before Tuesday’s game and are available to play against the Hurricanes.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Goalie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalie. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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