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DID OTTAWA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST LOS ANGELES?

NOV 15, 2025 · CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE · THE GAUNTLET

FINALLAK 1, OTT 0
AFTER 2LAK 1, OTT 0
REAL PULLOTT 2:21
MODELWAIT 1:30 7.8%
REAL ONE8.3%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSLAK 18, OTT 17

Ottawa pulled Ullmark with 2:21 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. The timing wasn't the problem: by the model the call at 5:38 graded GOOD CALL, 8.3% to win against a best of 7.8%. Los Angeles won 1-0.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Ottawa faced with 5:38 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
7.8WAIT UNTIL 1:30 BEST
6.8AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
5.6PULL HIM NOW
8.3THE REAL PULL, 2:21 REAL
THE REAL CALL

ULLMARK STAYED IN UNTIL 2:21, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

2:21ULLMARK TO THE BENCH. OTT GOES 6 ON 5.
0:00COZENS PENALTY. SLASHING.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE SENATORS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, LOS ANGELES SCORED NOTHING, AND LOS ANGELES WON 1-0.

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