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DID OTTAWA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST WINNIPEG?

DEC 15, 2025 · CANADA LIFE CENTRE · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTOTT 3, WPG 2
AFTER 2OTT 1, WPG 2
REAL PULLOTT 2:37
MODELNOW 10.2%
REAL ONE9.9%
GRADEFAIR
SHOTSOTT 31, WPG 25

The pull worked. Ottawa pulled Ullmark with 2:37 left, down one, and Sanderson tied it with 1:54 left, six on five. By the model the call at 4:33 graded FAIR: 9.9% to win, against 10.2% for PULL HIM NOW. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Ottawa faced with 4:33 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
10.2PULL HIM NOW BEST
9.8AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
9.3WAIT UNTIL 1:30
9.9THE REAL PULL, 2:37 REAL
THE REAL CALL

ULLMARK STAYED IN UNTIL 2:37, 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.

2:37ULLMARK TO THE BENCH. OTT GOES 6 ON 5.
1:54SANDERSON SCORES. OTT 2, WPG 2.
OT 2:11TKACHUK SCORES. OTT 3, WPG 2.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE SENATORS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, WINNIPEG SCORED NOTHING, AND THE SENATORS WON 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

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