How to Use goaltending in a Sentence
goaltending
noun-
The goaltending spots went to Thomas Greiss and Alex Nedeljkovic.
— Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2021 -
The Preds are riding the hot goaltending of Pekka Rinne all the way to the Final.
— Associated Press, AL.com, 29 May 2017 -
For the first time this season the Wings made an in-game goaltending change.
— Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2022 -
The Penguins were lucky that the Flyers’ goaltending was worse in the first round.
— Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2018 -
Also, the Sharks were a great team in spite of the subpar goaltending.
— Brian Ricks, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019 -
Greiss shores up the goaltending in a tandem with Jonathan Bernier.
— Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2021 -
More That was not the greatest display of goaltending by the Ams.
— Dylan Bumbarger, OregonLive.com, 13 Jan. 2018 -
What the Wild won't need to address is the team's backup goaltending.
— Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021 -
Just like most of the series, the goaltending was superb.
— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024 -
Berry got the top goaltending job with Thomas Milic going to the World U-18s.
— Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 2 May 2021 -
The Panthers are going to have to win the goaltending battle to have a chance against the Bruins.
— Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023 -
At the very least, the Stars are going from maybe the best goaltending tandem in the league to breaking in a rookie.
— Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020 -
Can’t see the goaltending holding up for very long against the Panthers.
— Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022 -
New Jersey defense and goaltending is on the other side of the coin.
— Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 11 Jan. 2020 -
The defense and the goaltending were always going to be there.
— Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 31 July 2020 -
Kenai has played us tough and their goaltending has been good all year.
— Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2022 -
The saying in lacrosse is that a team is only as strong as its play in the middle of the field on faceoffs and goaltending.
— Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017 -
The Wild's goaltending is set for next season, but the team has a new prospect to consider for the future.
— Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021 -
McLellan laughed when asked about the goaltending split.
— Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022 -
The goaltending from both John Gibson and Ryan Miller has been stellar, so the team has no worries there.
— Mike Coppinger, latimes.com, 10 Dec. 2017 -
But a turnover by Herro and a goaltending call on Adebayo left the 76ers down only three.
— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024 -
The Detroit Red Wings again struggled to get out of their zone and this time, good goaltending wasn't enough of an offset.
— Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2022 -
Top to bottom, the goaltending in all of these Game 7’s has been excellent.
— Dallas News, 16 May 2022 -
The plan had been for the longtime face of the Rangers to share goaltending duties for the Capitals with 23-year-old Ilya Samsonov.
— Howard Fendrich, baltimoresun.com, 17 Dec. 2020 -
The result is a product that relies more and more on the power play to score, the penalty kill to stifle and the goaltending to hold up.
— Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2021 -
The goaltending comes front and center as the team’s major concern.
— Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2021 -
Copley has stepped out of the shadows and into the crease at a time the Kings didn’t have reliable goaltending.
— Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022 -
The Kings had more jump from the start Saturday night, and energy and strong goaltending can go a long way.
— Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024 -
After 40 minutes of tight-checking and strong goaltending at both ends, his wrist shot from the right point found a hole.
— Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2024 -
But whether it’s been the goaltending or the mistakes, the Avs just aren’t giving themselves much of a chance to win right now, regardless of who is in the lineup.
— Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
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