goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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Eventually that led to Rantanen getting the puck to the left of Jake Oettinger near the goal line.
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
But when a ball carrier is near the goal line, like Andrews was when he was tackled, defenders aren’t concerned about legality.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
But when a ball carrier is near the goal line, like Andrews was when he was tackled, defenders aren’t concerned about legality.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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