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DID VEGAS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST THE RANGERS?

DEC 7, 2025 · MADISON SQUARE GARDEN · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTVGK 3, NYR 2
AFTER 2VGK 1, NYR 2
REAL PULLVGK 1:35
MODELWAIT 1:28 6.0%
REAL ONE6.0%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSVGK 28, NYR 24

The pull worked. Vegas pulled Hart with 1:35 left, down one, and Hertl tied it with 0:52 left, six on five. By the model the call at 1:58 graded GOOD CALL too: 6.0% to win, as good as anything on the board. Vegas won 3-2 in overtime.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Vegas faced with 1:58 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
6.0WAIT UNTIL 1:28 BEST REAL
5.8PULL HIM NOW
5.6AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
THE REAL CALL

HART STAYED IN UNTIL 1:35, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

Third period: time left. Overtime: time into it.

1:58HOWDEN PENALTY. ROUGHING.
1:58BORGEN PENALTY. ROUGHING.
1:35HART TO THE BENCH. VGK GOES 6 ON 5.
0:52HERTL SCORES. VGK 2, NYR 2.
0:52VGK TIMEOUT.
OT 4:52EICHEL SCORES. VGK 3, NYR 2.

TIMEOUTS

Vegas called its timeout in the third period, with 0:52 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, THE RANGERS SCORED NOTHING, AND THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS WON 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

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