GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 01: Goaltender Martin Jones #31 of the San Jose Sharks makes a pad save on the shot from the Arizona Coyotes during the third period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on ...

James Reimer keeps flinching and he doesn't like it. Several times in practice already this season, the Florida Panthers goaltender has braced for a shot up high because he is wearing smaller, more ...

Changes in equipment can be uncomfortable for an NHL goalie, one of sports' ultimate creatures of habit. But the league's latest tweak to goalie gear has them feeling hurt, quite literally. "You ...

Connor Hellebuyck recently stopped a puck up high near his collarbone – a shot that, in years past, he might not have thought about twice. In this instance, however, it hurt. “Didn’t feel very good,” ...

SAN JOSE -- Over the course of a 12-year career as an NHL goalie, Sharks goaltending coach Johan Hedberg said he only changed his chest protector twice. "The one when I retired, there was nothing left ...

Connor Hellebuyck recently stopped a puck up high near his collarbone — a shot that, in years past, he might not have thought about twice. In this instance, however, it hurt. "Didn't feel very good," ...

Connor Hellebuyck recently stopped a puck up high near his collarbone — a shot that, in years past, he might not have thought about twice. In this instance, however, it hurt. "Didn’t feel very good," ...

SUNRISE, FL - DECEMBER 9: Goaltender James Reimer #34 of the Florida Panthers warms up prior to the game against the Colorado Avalanche at the BB&T Center on December 9, 2017 in Sunrise, Florida.

Goaltenders will be able to breathe easier for at least one more season. The NHL's attempt to reduce equipment size has reportedly been delayed, and goalies won't have to wear smaller chest protectors ...