Hockey player who typically plays the entire game

The answer to “Hockey player who typically plays the entire game” in the New York Times crossword is GOALTENDER — a 10-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 9, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 42-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Hockey player who typically plays the entire game” answer

GOALTENDER (10 letters)

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Why the answer is GOALTENDER

GOALTENDER is the 10-letter solution that fits "Hockey player who typically plays the entire game" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 9, 2026 (42-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does GOALTENDER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of GOALTENDER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Hockey player who typically plays the entire game” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

February 9, 2026 (most recent) → GOALTENDER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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