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DID PHILADELPHIA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST OTTAWA?

FEB 5, 2026 · XFINITY MOBILE ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTOTT 2, PHI 1
AFTER 2OTT 1, PHI 0
REAL PULLPHI 2:15
MODELWHISTLE 10.1%
REAL ONE10.2%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSOTT 27, PHI 16

The pull worked. Philadelphia pulled Vladar with 2:15 left, down one, and Drysdale tied it with 1:14 left, six on five. By the model the call at 4:08 graded GOOD CALL too: 10.2% to win, as good as anything on the board. Ottawa won 2-1 in overtime.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Philadelphia faced with 4:08 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
10.1AT THE NEXT WHISTLE BEST
9.6PULL HIM NOW
9.5WAIT UNTIL 1:30
10.2THE REAL PULL, 2:15 REAL
THE REAL CALL

VLADAR STAYED IN UNTIL 2:15, 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.

2:15VLADAR TO THE BENCH. PHI GOES 6 ON 5.
1:14DRYSDALE SCORES. OTT 1, PHI 1.
OT 0:47STUTZLE SCORES. OTT 2, PHI 1.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE FLYERS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, OTTAWA SCORED NOTHING, AND OTTAWA WON 2-1 IN OVERTIME.

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