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

JAN 23, 2026 · AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALSTL 2, DAL 3
AFTER 2STL 2, DAL 2
REAL PULLSTL 1:00
MODELNOW 2.9%
REAL ONE2.9%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSSTL 22, DAL 19

St. Louis pulled Binnington with 1:00 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Dallas hit the empty net with 1:00 left. The timing wasn't the problem: by the model the call at 1:00 graded GOOD CALL, 2.9% to win against a best of 2.9%. Dallas won 3-2.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call St. Louis faced with 1:00 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
2.9PULL HIM NOW BEST REAL
2.9AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
2.9WAIT UNTIL 0:30
THE REAL CALL

BINNINGTON WENT TO THE BENCH BEFORE THE DRAW. SIX ATTACKERS FROM 1:00.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

1:00ROBERTSON SCORES. STL 2, DAL 3.
1:00BINNINGTON TO THE BENCH. STL GOES 6 ON 5.
1:00STL TIMEOUT.

TIMEOUTS

St. Louis called its timeout in the third period, with 1:00 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE BLUES SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, DALLAS SCORED ONE, AND DALLAS WON 3-2.

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