The goal crease is smaller, with the outside edges of the former semicircle shaved to form straight lines.

The rule about the goal crease is an error.

Joe Kocur helped by clogging traffic near the goal crease, at 3:08 of the second period.

Graves then found Messier to the left of the goal crease.

But another rule change allows video review to see if the player is in the goal crease.

The goalkeeper leaves his goal crease and moves in the direction of the puck.

They made the great Patrick Roy flop around his goal crease, but far too late and not nearly enough.

There were two important injuries, a few collisions in the Canadian goal crease and even one fight.

But even with those two, the Rangers would still need a young power forward to crash the corners and the opposing goal crease.

He stopped them with his stick, and sprawled out in the goal crease.