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The difference is that the Canadiens played probably their best game of the first round in that Game 6, and Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was the only thing preventing them from closing it out.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
In Game 2, Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney made 51 save.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
After a shot hit the post behind Montreal goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, Wozniewicz found the puck in the crease and tucked it in the net.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Sitting just to the left of the net with American goaltender Connor Hellebuyck still hugging the opposite post, MacKinnon sailed a wrist shot just wide of the pipes.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
In Game 2, Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney made 51 save.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
After a shot hit the post behind Montreal goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, Wozniewicz found the puck in the crease and tucked it in the net.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Sitting just to the left of the net with American goaltender Connor Hellebuyck still hugging the opposite post, MacKinnon sailed a wrist shot just wide of the pipes.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
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“Goaltender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goaltender. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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goaltender
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goal·tend·er
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