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DID UTAH PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST WASHINGTON?

MAR 26, 2026 · DELTA CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALWSH 7, UTA 4
AFTER 2WSH 3, UTA 3
REAL PULLUTA 2:55
SHOTSWSH 25, UTA 40

Utah pulled Vejmelka with 2:55 left, down two, and never got the tying goal. Washington hit the empty net with 0:06 left. This game's data has no model call on Utah's pull. Washington won 7-4.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on Utah'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

2:55VEJMELKA TO THE BENCH. UTA GOES 6 ON 5.
0:06OVECHKIN SCORES. WSH 7, UTA 4.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CAPITALS SCORED FOUR IN THE THIRD, UTAH SCORED ONE, AND THE CAPITALS WON 7-4.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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