How to Use goaltender in a Sentence

goaltender

noun

• The 19-year-old became the youngest U.S. goaltender to play at the Olympics.
  — courant.com, 10 Feb. 2022
• Askarov is the prize goaltender in the 2020 class, and the Wings do need one for the rebuild.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2020
• The Sharks have their new goaltender — and their old one found a new home.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2021
• Oettinger is one of the Stars’ top prospects and the team’s goaltender of the future.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020
• The puck hit the Lakeville South goaltender's right leg pad and popped straight into the slot.
  — David La Vaque, Star Tribune, 12 July 2021
• The goaltender was brilliant and the Avs found just enough offense in the end.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
• Six per team — five skaters and a goaltender — are on the ice at any one time.
  — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
• Al was the goaltender at the pause that was going to play in the Vegas game [on March 12].
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
• Ben Hause’s childhood dream was to play goaltender in the NHL.
  — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2019
• North Dakota's Adam Scheel was named goaltender of the week.
  — Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
• Nor is a hockey goaltender told to take the point on a power play.
  — WSJ, 11 May 2022
• The Detroit Red Wings' bid for a playoff spot was set back by one of the best goaltenders in the game.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
• With the Wild turning to the better of their two goaltenders for the second half of this back-to-back.
  — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 5 Jan. 2020
• Another shot from the top of the box beat the goaltender but sailed high late in the opening half.
  — Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Nov. 2021
• Alex Dixon off the field so that Mike Novotny could sub in as goaltender.
  — Staff Report, courant.com, 26 Sep. 2020
• When the team changed course and went with Darcy Kuemper (no one’s idea of a great goaltender) in 2022, the Avs won the Cup.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
• For his efforts over the final 15 minutes, Toland was named the goaltender of the game.
  — Jake Levin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
• Dallas scored 53 seconds in and the Panthers couldn’t catch up against a hot goaltender the rest of the night.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Feb. 2021
• Kero deked Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss and slid the puck between his legs.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2021
• Toronto’s Troy Ryan was named coach of the year, and Kristen Campbell goaltender of the year.
  — Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
• With no goaltender to stop it, the puck went in, breaking the ice for the Wild and cutting the Capitals’ lead in half, 2-1.
  — Mary Clarke, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2022
• After all those moves, the Stars would be left with $190k of cap space to sign a backup goaltender.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2020
• The standout goaltender pulled double duty as the starter for both the boys and girls teams this year for the second year in a row.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
• When ready to report, the 32-year-old Sateri could be the Coyotes' second goaltender.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2022
• The Detroit Red Wings let down their goaltender, and let down themselves.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2022
• The 24-year-old goaltender was signed to a one-year, one-way contract, the team announced on Tuesday.
  — Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2020
• The Kraken had pulled goaltender Philip Grubauer for an extra skater.
  — Allan Kreda, courant.com, 30 Jan. 2022
• The dog was named for former Knights goaltender Marc-André Fleury.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
• That was all for Finnish goaltender Kevin Lankinen, who stopped five of nine shots in all.
  — Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
• This and that ▪ Despite the loss, Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky gave up just two goals on 22 shots against.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 12 Mar 2025