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After putting Villa ahead seven minutes earlier, in part created by John McGinn’s world-class bum, Watkins missed in disastrous fashion, slipping over and blocking his shot with his left foot — causing the ball to fly over the crossbar.
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Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Justin Tucker with a few tries from 50 and beyond…wide left, good, off the crossbar.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Cale Makar hit the left post before Toews’ shot from the point later hit the crossbar, dropped straight down and bounced off Bobrovsky and in at 18:18 of the second period.
—Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Travis Konecny’s shot rang off the crossbar, and Matvei Michkov lost the puck off his stick before running into Tarasov’s stick.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Justin Tucker with a few tries from 50 and beyond…wide left, good, off the crossbar.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Cale Makar hit the left post before Toews’ shot from the point later hit the crossbar, dropped straight down and bounced off Bobrovsky and in at 18:18 of the second period.
—Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Travis Konecny’s shot rang off the crossbar, and Matvei Michkov lost the puck off his stick before running into Tarasov’s stick.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbar. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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crossbar
noun
cross·bar
ˈkrȯs-ˌbär 
: a bar, piece, or stripe placed crosswise or across something
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