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DID VANCOUVER PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST WINNIPEG?

NOV 11, 2025 · ROGERS ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALWPG 5, VAN 3
AFTER 2WPG 3, VAN 2
REAL PULLVAN 1:22
MODELWAIT 1:00 4.6%
REAL ONE4.5%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSWPG 30, VAN 33

Vancouver pulled Lankinen with 1:22 left, down one (he had come out once already, with 4:12 left), and never got the tying goal. Winnipeg hit the empty net with 0:48 left. The timing wasn't the problem: by the model the call at 1:30 graded GOOD CALL, 4.5% to win against a best of 4.6%. Winnipeg won 5-3.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Vancouver faced with 1:30 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
4.6WAIT UNTIL 1:00 BEST
4.6AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
4.5PULL HIM NOW REAL
THE REAL CALL

LANKINEN CAME OUT RIGHT OFF THE DRAW, WITH 1:22 LEFT.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

4:12LANKINEN TO THE BENCH. VAN GOES 6 ON 5.
1:30BOESER SCORES. WPG 4, VAN 3.
1:30VAN TIMEOUT.
1:22LANKINEN TO THE BENCH. VAN GOES 6 ON 5.
0:48IAFALLO SCORES. WPG 5, VAN 3.

TIMEOUTS

Vancouver called its timeout in the third period, with 1:30 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CANUCKS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, WINNIPEG SCORED TWO, AND WINNIPEG WON 5-3.

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