How to Use netminder in a Sentence

netminder

noun
  • The puck laid in the slot, where Jeffrey Viel tried to whack it past the Swedish netminder.
    Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The puck was under the netminder and Haula reached in his stick from the other side of the crease and knocked it in.
    USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Still starstruck Even with a new netminder, the goals kept coming in from the Stars.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The first star was Leveille, the netminder who made 36 saves.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Down three goals, the math says the netminder should head to the bench with 17:50 remaining.
    Michael Salfino, WSJ, 28 May 2018
  • Hintz faked a shot, then beat the All-Star netminder with a backhand.
    Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The Sharks, though, have had some success in recent games against the 6-foot-6 netminder.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2017
  • The 29-year-old is one of the hardest-working netminders in the league, leading the NHL is saves for each of the past four seasons.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The frustrated Wild netminder then jumped on the back of Kerfoot and appeared to punch him in the head.
    USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2018
  • NHL Network ranked Oettinger the ninth-best netminder in the league.
    Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The young netminder has a .947 save percentage in seven games with one shutout and has been the backbone of the team.
    Mary Clarke, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2021
  • First, Tanja Hymoeller was able to break free from the defense and beat the netminder with ease.
    Mobile Athletics, AL.com, 14 Oct. 2017
  • The Blues secured their steely netminder to a two-year, $8.8 million bridge deal.
    Dan Falkenheim, SI.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • That was one of four shutouts for the Russian netminder, good for fourth in the league this season, despite just 23 starts.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Boston threw 14 shots at Vasilevskiy in the final frame, but the netminder stopped every one of them.
    Michael Blinn, SI.com, 6 May 2018
  • And Brandon Carlo, tied up with no one, was blocking the sun in front of his netminder.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2020
  • That leaves the Coyotes with three goalies, and veteran Carter Hutton is in line to be the No. 1 netminder.
    José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The junior netminder made 19 saves to record the shutout, including nine saves before O’Sullivan gave the Eagles the lead.
    cleveland, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The puck slid away from the goalie in front and Rakell jumped in first to chop a backhand shot over the fallen netminder and tie the game with 14:49 left in regulation.
    Eric Stephens, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2017
  • The country’s most iconic player by far, the late Lev Yashin, is considered by many to be the best netminder of all time.
    Brian Straus, SI.com, 1 July 2018
  • Canton senior Colleen Kelleher will go down as one of the best netminders in the state, helping her team to back-to-back D2 title games and the No.
    Karl Capen, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The Winterhawks will face their former netminder on March 7 and 8 at home.
    Samantha Meese, oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Bishop left the ice on his own as Lehtonen, the Stars’ starting netminder the past few seasons, entered.
    Stephen Hunt, star-telegram, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The Bruins netminder also denied Backlund on a chance from the slot.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The veteran netminder has coughed up nine goals over his last 105 minutes between the pipes.
    Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Not promising for a netminder with a $10.5 million cap hit — richest in the league — for five seasons after this.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2021
  • But any good netminder knows it’s up to his teammates in front of him to keep the number of dangerous shots that come his way to a minimum.
    James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Since that date, the veteran netminder has registered a fine .937 mark in three games.
    Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Assuming Linus Ullmark agrees to a deal — the netminder has a 16-team no-trade list — the Blackhawks could be an ideal fit.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
  • All the rookie netminder did with his moment on the big stage was turn in a dream performance -- entering in the second period and stopping 35 of 36 shots to earn the victory.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024

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