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DID WINNIPEG PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST ST. LOUIS?

DEC 17, 2025 · ENTERPRISE CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALWPG 0, STL 1
AFTER 2WPG 0, STL 1
REAL PULLWPG 0:08
MODELWAIT 0:12 0.7%
REAL ONE0.7%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSWPG 24, STL 26

Winnipeg pulled Hellebuyck with 0:08 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. The timing wasn't the problem: by the model the call at 0:42 graded GOOD CALL, 0.7% to win against a best of 0.7%. St. Louis won 1-0.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Winnipeg faced with 0:42 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
0.7WAIT UNTIL 0:12 BEST REAL
0.7AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
0.7PULL HIM NOW
THE REAL CALL

HELLEBUYCK STAYED IN UNTIL 0:08, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

2:54DEMELO PENALTY. TRIPPING.
0:42STANLEY PENALTY. ROUGHING.
0:42MORRISSEY PENALTY. ROUGHING.
0:42SUTER PENALTY. ROUGHING.
0:42STANLEY PENALTY. MISCONDUCT.
0:08HELLEBUYCK TO THE BENCH. WPG GOES 6 ON 5.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE JETS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, ST. LOUIS SCORED NOTHING, AND ST. LOUIS WON 1-0.

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