With playoffs chances fading, the Minnesota Wild risk a point by pulling their goalie with the game tied in 3-on-3 overtime for a man-advantage opportunity t...
I don’t think it’s a paradigm changer, because of the risk of losing the loser point. AFAIK, Minny needed both points here (i.e., a loss in OT or regulation would be functionally identical), so they had no reason not to pull.
I don’t think it’s a paradigm changer, because of the risk of losing the loser point. AFAIK, Minny needed both points here (i.e., a loss in OT or regulation would be functionally identical), so they had no reason not to pull.