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
• 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
• Can’t blame the goaltending, which has improved over last season.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
• So, too, has the standout goaltending from Maddie Rooney and Nicole Hensley.
  — Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 23 May 2024

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024