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DID MONTRÉAL PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST FLORIDA?

DEC 30, 2025 · AMERANT BANK ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTMTL 3, FLA 2
AFTER 2MTL 0, FLA 0
REAL PULLMTL 2:05
MODELWHISTLE 9.9%
REAL ONE10.1%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSMTL 29, FLA 30

The pull worked. Montréal pulled Montembeault with 2:05 left, down one, and Suzuki tied it with 1:22 left, six on five. By the model the call at 4:27 graded GOOD CALL too: 10.1% to win, as good as anything on the board. Montréal won 3-2 in overtime.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Montréal faced with 4:27 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
9.9AT THE NEXT WHISTLE BEST
9.5PULL HIM NOW
9.4WAIT UNTIL 1:30
10.1THE REAL PULL, 2:05 REAL
THE REAL CALL

MONTEMBEAULT STAYED IN UNTIL 2:05, 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.

4:59REINHART SCORES. MTL 0, FLA 2.
4:27CAUFIELD SCORES. MTL 1, FLA 2.
2:05MONTEMBEAULT TO THE BENCH. MTL GOES 6 ON 5.
1:22SUZUKI SCORES. MTL 2, FLA 2.
OT 1:27MARCHAND PENALTY. ROUGHING.
OT 1:27MTL TIMEOUT.
OT 3:24SUZUKI SCORES. MTL 3, FLA 2.

TIMEOUTS

Montréal called its timeout in the overtime, with 3:33 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CANADIENS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, FLORIDA SCORED TWO, AND THE CANADIENS WON 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

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