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DID SEATTLE PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST BUFFALO?

DEC 14, 2025 · CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALBUF 3, SEA 1
AFTER 2BUF 2, SEA 1
REAL PULLSEA 1:14
MODELWAIT 1:30 14.6%
REAL ONE14.6%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSBUF 23, SEA 24

Seattle pulled Daccord with 1:14 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Buffalo hit the empty net with 0:46 left. The timing wasn't the problem: by the model the call at 8:12 graded GOOD CALL, 14.6% to win against a best of 14.6%. Buffalo won 3-1.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Seattle faced with 8:12 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
14.6WAIT UNTIL 1:30 BEST REAL
13.7AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
12.7PULL HIM NOW
THE REAL CALL

DACCORD STAYED IN UNTIL 1:14, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

1:14DACCORD TO THE BENCH. SEA GOES 6 ON 5.
0:46BENSON SCORES. BUF 3, SEA 1.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE KRAKEN SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, BUFFALO SCORED ONE, AND BUFFALO WON 3-1.

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