How to Use goaltending in a Sentence

goaltending

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  • The goaltending spots went to Thomas Greiss and Alex Nedeljkovic.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2021
  • For the first time this season the Wings made an in-game goaltending change.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Greiss shores up the goaltending in a tandem with Jonathan Bernier.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2021
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Our goaltending is still overall bright spots, but not there yet.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Their goaltending will need some sorting out next season, but maybe not in a bad way.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 8 May 2021
  • The goaltending has stabilized in their four-game win streak.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 1 Jan. 2022
  • There’s the world-beating one that sped out to a 4-0-0 start, with strong goaltending and a blistering power play.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Greiss had a good outing against the Rangers, but part of the blame for Saturday's loss falls on his subpar goaltending.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2022
  • This version of the Kings lacks the goaltending, finishing, and feistiness the Cup-winning teams had.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • At times, the goaltending deserted the Stars, missing a key save at a turning point.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Bad goaltending has been a staple of both teams this season.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022

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