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DID LOS ANGELES PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST WINNIPEG?

OCT 11, 2025 · CANADA LIFE CENTRE · THE GAUNTLET

FINALLAK 2, WPG 3
AFTER 2LAK 2, WPG 2
REAL PULLLAK 1:39
MODELNOW 16.4%
REAL ONE13.8%
GRADECOSTLY
SHOTSLAK 32, WPG 27

Los Angeles pulled too late, by the model. Kuemper went to the bench with 1:39 left, down one. With 2:57 left, the best call on the board was PULL HIM NOW, 16.4% to win; the real pull was worth 13.8%, graded COSTLY. Winnipeg won 3-2.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Los Angeles faced with 2:57 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
16.4PULL HIM NOW BEST
14.8AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
13.8WAIT UNTIL 1:30 REAL
THE REAL CALL

KUEMPER STAYED IN UNTIL 1:39, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

Where the chances come from: three seasons of NHL data.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

3:30PIONK PENALTY. ROUGHING.
1:39KUEMPER TO THE BENCH. LAK GOES 6 ON 5.
0:18PEARSON PENALTY. TRIPPING.
0:18LAK TIMEOUT.

TIMEOUTS

Los Angeles called its timeout in the third period, with 0:18 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE KINGS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, WINNIPEG SCORED ONE, AND WINNIPEG WON 3-2.

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