goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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Cutter Gauthier sent a waist-high point shot toward Colangelo, who lifted his stick and deflected the puck over Lankinen’s shoulder and across the goal line.
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Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Then trying to get the ball over the goal line, that’s the hard part.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2025
Allowing teams to move one or two players closer to the goal line could create different angles and more flexibility for creative returns.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
New Jersey defenseman Jonathan Kovacevic attempted an outlet pass from below his goal line.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Then trying to get the ball over the goal line, that’s the hard part.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2025
Allowing teams to move one or two players closer to the goal line could create different angles and more flexibility for creative returns.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
New Jersey defenseman Jonathan Kovacevic attempted an outlet pass from below his goal line.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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