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DID MONTRÉAL PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST THE RANGERS?

OCT 18, 2025 · CENTRE BELL · THE GAUNTLET

FINALNYR 4, MTL 3
AFTER 2NYR 1, MTL 2
REAL PULLMTL 2:06
MODELWHISTLE 8.4%
REAL ONE8.7%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSNYR 22, MTL 24

Montréal pulled Montembeault with 2:06 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. The timing wasn't the problem: by the model the call at 3:05 graded GOOD CALL, 8.7% to win against a best of 8.4%. The Rangers won 4-3.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Montréal faced with 3:05 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
8.4AT THE NEXT WHISTLE BEST
8.3PULL HIM NOW
8.0WAIT UNTIL 1:30
8.7THE REAL PULL, 2:06 REAL
THE REAL CALL

MONTEMBEAULT STAYED IN UNTIL 2:06, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

3:05NEWHOOK PENALTY. ROUGHING.
3:05GAVRIKOV PENALTY. ROUGHING.
2:06MONTEMBEAULT TO THE BENCH. MTL GOES 6 ON 5.
0:15MTL TIMEOUT.

TIMEOUTS

Montréal called its timeout in the third period, with 0:15 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CANADIENS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, THE RANGERS SCORED THREE, AND THE RANGERS WON 4-3.

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