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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After the kick, the plays begins when the ball is either caught, or hits the ground in the landing zone (between the receiving team’s 20-yard line and goal line) or is returned from the end zone.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
Mika Zibanejad was alone on the left side of the crease and shot toward a ton of open net, but the puck hit Bobrovsky’s shoulder, ricocheted up to the crossbar — and this time, bounced back into the crease, just off the goal line as the Panthers remained down only 1-0.
—Tim Reynolds, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
His second goal, a header straight to St. Clair that with a stroke of luck dribbled past his hands past the goal line, was a cherry on top of a coming-out party of sorts.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024
Eventually that led to Rantanen getting the puck to the left of Jake Oettinger near the goal line.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
Mika Zibanejad was alone on the left side of the crease and shot toward a ton of open net, but the puck hit Bobrovsky’s shoulder, ricocheted up to the crossbar — and this time, bounced back into the crease, just off the goal line as the Panthers remained down only 1-0.
—Tim Reynolds, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
His second goal, a header straight to St. Clair that with a stroke of luck dribbled past his hands past the goal line, was a cherry on top of a coming-out party of sorts.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024
Eventually that led to Rantanen getting the puck to the left of Jake Oettinger near the goal line.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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