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But the Wild again had an answer when Hartman poked a loose puck in the crease over the line after a Foligno deflection had hit the crossbar behind the Devils goalie.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
The Bobcats were pulling even in shots on goal early in the third period, but UConn got a break when a Quinnipiac shot got past Tung, but hit the crossbar and bounced out to hit the goalie in the back of the leg.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
The hosts took 11 shots before halftime and hit the crossbar twice but couldn’t put anything in the net.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk had his wrist shot from the left circle carom off the crossbar with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first period.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
The Bobcats were pulling even in shots on goal early in the third period, but UConn got a break when a Quinnipiac shot got past Tung, but hit the crossbar and bounced out to hit the goalie in the back of the leg.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
The hosts took 11 shots before halftime and hit the crossbar twice but couldn’t put anything in the net.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk had his wrist shot from the left circle carom off the crossbar with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first period.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbar. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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crossbar
noun
cross·bar
ˈkrȯs-ˌbär 
: a bar, piece, or stripe placed crosswise or across something
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