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DID ANAHEIM PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST PHILADELPHIA?

MAR 18, 2026 · HONDA CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTPHI 3, ANA 2
AFTER 2PHI 2, ANA 1
REAL PULLANA 2:27
MODELWHISTLE 8.3%
REAL ONE8.6%
GRADEGOOD CALL
SHOTSPHI 28, ANA 36

The pull worked. Anaheim pulled Dostal with 2:27 left, down one, and Carlsson tied it with 1:54 left, six on five. By the model the call at 3:00 graded GOOD CALL too: 8.6% to win, as good as anything on the board. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Anaheim faced with 3:00 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
8.3AT THE NEXT WHISTLE BEST
8.2PULL HIM NOW
7.8WAIT UNTIL 1:30
8.6THE REAL PULL, 2:27 REAL
THE REAL CALL

DOSTAL STAYED IN UNTIL 2:27, 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.

2:27DOSTAL TO THE BENCH. ANA GOES 6 ON 5.
1:54CARLSSON SCORES. PHI 2, ANA 2.
OT 2:17CATES SCORES. PHI 3, ANA 2.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE DUCKS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, PHILADELPHIA SCORED NOTHING, AND PHILADELPHIA WON 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

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