Editing Goaltender (section)

====Goalie tandem====
Some teams have used a goaltender tandem where two goaltenders split the regular season playing duties, though often one of them is considered the number one goaltender who gets the start in the playoffs. An example is the 1982–83 [[New York Islanders]] with [[Billy Smith (ice hockey)|Billy Smith]] and [[Roland Melanson]]; Melanson was named to the NHL second All-Star team for his regular season play while Smith won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as the playoff MVP and both players shared the [[William M. Jennings Trophy]] for fewest goals allowed. Another instance is the [[Edmonton Oilers]]' [[Andy Moog]] and [[Grant Fuhr]]; both of them earned [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] appearances for the regular season play, with Moog being the starter in the 1983 playoffs and Fuhr for the 1984 playoffs (although Moog started Game 4 and 5 of the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals due to Fuhr's injury) and subsequent postseasons.<ref name="hg" />

The [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] had [[Terry Sawchuk]] and [[Johnny Bower]] share goaltending duties in the regular season and games, playoffs, winning the 1964–65 [[Vezina Trophy]] (shared) and the 1967 [[Stanley Cup]]. The 1996–97 [[Philadelphia Flyers]]' [[Ron Hextall]] and [[Garth Snow]] alternated in the playoffs;<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/16/sports/time-to-drop-the-puck-on-stanley-cup-season.html?scp=542&sq=Ron+Hextall&st=nyt |title=Time to Drop the Puck On Stanley Cup Season |work=The New York Times |last=Lapointe |first=Joe |date=April 16, 1997 |access-date=April 24, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108114714/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/16/sports/time-to-drop-the-puck-on-stanley-cup-season.html?scp=542&sq=Ron+Hextall&st=nyt |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Snow started nine of the ten games during the first two rounds,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/15/sports/flyers-question-who-will-start-in-goal.html?scp=552&sq=Ron+Hextall&st=nyt |title=Flyers' Question: Who Will Start in Goal? |last=Lapointe |first=Joe |work=The New York Times |date=May 15, 1997 |access-date=April 24, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154515/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/15/sports/flyers-question-who-will-start-in-goal.html?scp=552&sq=Ron+Hextall&st=nyt |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> but Hextall took over in game two of Conference Finals and remained the starting goaltender for the remainder of the playoffs, though Snow started for game two of the Stanley Cup Finals.