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DID OTTAWA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST MONTRÉAL?

MAR 11, 2026 · CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE · THE GAUNTLET

FINALMTL 3, OTT 2
AFTER 2MTL 2, OTT 2
REAL PULLOTT 2:06
MODELWHISTLE 10.0%
REAL ONE10.2%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSMTL 23, OTT 34

Ottawa pulled Ullmark with 2:06 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. The timing wasn't the problem: by the model the call at 4:07 graded GOOD CALL, 10.2% to win against a best of 10.0%. Montréal won 3-2.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Ottawa faced with 4:07 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
10.0AT THE NEXT WHISTLE BEST
9.6PULL HIM NOW
9.5WAIT UNTIL 1:30
10.2THE REAL PULL, 2:06 REAL
THE REAL CALL

ULLMARK STAYED IN UNTIL 2:06, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

2:06ULLMARK TO THE BENCH. OTT GOES 6 ON 5.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE SENATORS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, MONTRÉAL SCORED ONE, AND MONTRÉAL WON 3-2.

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