EditorialMark Braly warms up before a water polo match at the Schaal Aquatics Center at the University of California, Davis in Davis, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022. (Nicholas Albrecht/The New York Times)
EditorialNew York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin blocks a shot from Pittsburgh Penguins forward Brock McGinn in the first period of Game 7 of their-first round playoffs series at Madison Square Garden in New York, May 15, 2022. (Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times)
EditorialGoalie Chase Crawford of the Allegheny Badgers 10-and-under hockey team in a tournament against the Altoona Trackers in Cranberry, Pa., Dec. 26, 2021. (Jared Wickerham/The New York Times)
EditorialJen Lee, the goalie for the U.S. sled hockey team, celebrates with the team at the Beijing Paralympics, during the medal ceremony at China’s National Indoor Stadium, March 13, 2022. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialChris Kreider (20) of the New York Rangers works in tight to the goal between Washington Capitals goalie Ilya Samsonov (30) and right wing T.J. Oshie at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 24, 2022. (Michelle Farsi/The New York Times)
EditorialUnited States forward Hilary Knight (21) is surrounded by team Canada players including Emily Clark (26), Renata Fast (14), and goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens (35), during their preliminary round women’s hockey matchup at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialThe New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who was interested in fashion and culture and felt at home in New York, in Tarrytown, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2016. (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times)
EditorialAlyssa Naeher, the United States goalie, reacts after Sweden scored during their match at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialGoalie Drew Holland, of the United States, attempts to block a penally shot from Konstantinos Genidounias, of Greece, during their men’s water polo match in the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Aug. 2, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialBahrain’s Hasan Ali (8) takes a shot on Denmark goalie Kevin Moeller (20) during their handball match at Yoyogi National Stadium during the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialUnited States goalie Ashleigh Johnson, right, defends against China during their women’s water polo match at Tatsumi Water Polo Centre in Tokyo on July 26, 2021, at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialAlyssa Naeher, the United States goalie, reacts after Sweden scored during their match at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialAlyssa Naeher, the United States goalie, right, and her teammate Lindsey Horan after Sweden scored a goal during their match at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)