Let us acknowledge the noble goaltender. The last line of defense, tirelessly doing the thankless work of keeping pucks out of the net, sacrificing their own bodies to block vulcanized rubber fired at ...

Today’s NHL goalies are specimens. Consider the Dallas Stars’ Jake Oettinger. He is a 6-foot-6, 224-pounder who moves like a cat. He competes for pucks. Oettinger uses hockey sense to read plays and ...

Matthews, Crosby, McDavid, Ovechkin... they’re some of the best goal-scorers of the 21st century, but what about the poor souls who have to face those shots? This week, we’re giving a nod to the ...

William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, he profiles Julia Takatsuka, goaltending ...

NOTES: Goalie win projections (for 82-game season) have been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past performance in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, team goalie ...

During a Dec. 5 game this season, the Coachella Valley Firebirds were facing The Texas Stars at Acrisure Arena, when Firebirds starting goalie Nikke Kokko suffered an injury and had to be replaced by ...