goaltending
noun
goal·tend·ing
ˈgōl-ˌten-diŋ 
1
: the act of guarding a goal (as in hockey)
2
: a violation in basketball that involves touching or deflecting a ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket
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Remember the Leafs’ goaltending of 2024-25?
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Defense and goaltending were supposed to this team’s strength.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Early season trends are already shaping their narrative — Ovechkin’s ice time is being managed carefully, and while the power play has looked shaky, the defensive structure and goaltending duo of Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren should keep them competitive once again this season.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Demers points to a more stable defense corps with the additions of John Klingberg, Nick Leddy, and Dmitry Orlov, and improved goaltending, with Yaroslav Askarov entering his first full season in the NHL, and the promise of better special teams as reasons for hope.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Defense and goaltending were supposed to this team’s strength.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Early season trends are already shaping their narrative — Ovechkin’s ice time is being managed carefully, and while the power play has looked shaky, the defensive structure and goaltending duo of Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren should keep them competitive once again this season.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Demers points to a more stable defense corps with the additions of John Klingberg, Nick Leddy, and Dmitry Orlov, and improved goaltending, with Yaroslav Askarov entering his first full season in the NHL, and the promise of better special teams as reasons for hope.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Goaltending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goaltending. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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