Five-hole
The five-hole is an ice hockey term for the space between a goaltender's legs. The name is attributed to David Neal, and its first recorded usage was in 1980. The phrases "through the five-hole" and "gone five-hole" are used when a player scores by shooting the puck into the goal between the goaltender's legs. The term is also used in basketball, association football, field hockey, and lacrosse. Origin. When a goaltender stands in the net in the ready position, there are five open areas (and two closed) that the goalie must cover. The  reason for naming this location "five-hole" comes from Canadian bowling, which uses 5 pins, the centremost of which is worth 5 points. This pin is often called the 5-pin. When the 5-pin is knocked down without hitting any other pins, the hole left in the middle is known as the 5-hole.