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DID SAN JOSE PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST OTTAWA?

MAR 15, 2026 · CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE · THE GAUNTLET

FINALSJS 4, OTT 7
AFTER 2SJS 3, OTT 4
REAL PULLSJS 3:08
MODELWHISTLE 1.6%
REAL ONE1.5%
GRADEA BIT COSTLY
SHOTSSJS 23, OTT 24

San Jose pulled Brossoit with 3:08 left, down two, and never got the tying goal. Ottawa hit the empty net with 2:17 left. With 5:10 left the model liked AT THE NEXT WHISTLE best, 1.6% to win against 1.5% for the real pull. Ottawa won 7-4.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call San Jose faced with 5:10 left, down two, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
1.6AT THE NEXT WHISTLE BEST
1.6PULL HIM NOW
1.2WAIT UNTIL 1:30
1.5THE REAL PULL, 3:08 REAL
THE REAL CALL

BROSSOIT STAYED IN UNTIL 3:08, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

3:08BROSSOIT TO THE BENCH. SJS GOES 6 ON 5.
2:17TKACHUK SCORES. SJS 4, OTT 7.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE SHARKS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, OTTAWA SCORED THREE, AND OTTAWA WON 7-4.

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