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Nicole Barnhart and Abby Smith are the best goalkeeping combination in the NWSL. Period.

Having a good goalkeeper is an important tool in the NWSL toolbox. With the depth of the forwards in the league, having someone to prevent the very best from doing what they are great at is necessary.

Some teams go above and beyond just having a good goalkeeper and bring a really great one in.

A few teams though have done the work to not only have a great goalkeeper and a serviceable backup but have managed the rare feat of having two on the roster that can mind the net with a sense of mastery of the position that gives fans and coaches alike confidence.