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DID ANAHEIM PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST SAN JOSE?

APR 1, 2026 · SAP CENTER AT SAN JOSE · THE GAUNTLET

FINALANA 3, SJS 4
AFTER 2ANA 2, SJS 1
REAL PULLANA 0:15
MODELNOW 1.0%
REAL ONE0.8%
GRADECOSTLY
SHOTSANA 31, SJS 21

Anaheim pulled too late, by the model. Dostal went to the bench with 0:15 left, down one. With 0:31 left, the best call on the board was PULL HIM NOW, 1.0% to win; the real pull was worth 0.8%, graded COSTLY. San Jose won 4-3.

THE MODEL'S CALL

The call Anaheim faced with 0:31 left, down one, and each option's chance to win by the model.

WIN %CALL
1.0PULL HIM NOW BEST
0.8WAIT UNTIL 0:01 REAL
0.8AT THE NEXT WHISTLE
THE REAL CALL

DOSTAL STAYED IN UNTIL 0:15, THEN CAME OUT ON THE FLY.

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

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

2:24ASKAROV TO THE BENCH. SJS GOES 6 ON 5.
1:39CELEBRINI SCORES. ANA 3, SJS 3.
0:31WENNBERG SCORES. ANA 3, SJS 4.
0:15DOSTAL TO THE BENCH. ANA GOES 6 ON 5.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE DUCKS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, SAN JOSE SCORED THREE, AND SAN JOSE WON 4-3.

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