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DID PHILADELPHIA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST WASHINGTON?

FEB 25, 2026 · CAPITAL ONE ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALPHI 1, WSH 3
AFTER 2PHI 0, WSH 1
REAL PULLPHI 2:41
SHOTSPHI 24, WSH 29

Philadelphia pulled Vladar with 2:41 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Washington hit the empty net with 0:26 left. This game's data has no model call on Philadelphia's pull. Washington won 3-1.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on Philadelphia's pull: the Gauntlet's thirds carry one only for the bench you coach. When the model says to pull, down one and down two, is on how the model works.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

2:41VLADAR TO THE BENCH. PHI GOES 6 ON 5.
0:49DOWD PENALTY. DELAYING GAME PUCK OVER GLASS.
0:49PHI TIMEOUT.
0:26PROTAS SCORES. PHI 1, WSH 3.

TIMEOUTS

Philadelphia called its timeout in the third period, with 0:49 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CAPITALS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, PHILADELPHIA SCORED ONE, AND THE CAPITALS WON 3-1.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

This third is in the Gauntlet's pool of real 2025-26 thirds. A run draws them at random.