Minnesota Wild Lose Overtime Point After Pulling the Goalie
The Minnesota Wild were desperate to win their matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights tonight. As a result, head coach John Hynes pulled his goalie in overtime, leading to an empty netter for Vegas.
It is that time of the season where the teams on the bubble of making the playoffs need every point they can get. One of those teams is the Minnesota Wild, who were clinging to faint hope that they could catch the Vegas Golden Knights for the final playoff spot in the Western conference. John Hynes has already proven that he is willing to risk it all by pulling the goalie in overtime and today he did the same move again. However, the results were quite different.
The Minnesota Wild pulled the goalie again in overtime, but this time it backfired...😬
The NHL has a rule that states if a team scores an empty net goal in overtime, the losing team does not get the typical point for getting past regulation. As a result, this game will effectively go down as a regulation loss for Minnesota as Jonathan Marchessault found the empty net for his 40th goal of the season.
JOHN HYNES PULLS THE GOALIE IN OT AGAIN. VEGAS SCORES ON THE EMPTY NET, 0 POINTS FOR MINNESOTA. #mnwild
JONATHAN MARCHESSAULT EMPTY NET OVERTIME WINNER!!!!!!!!!
HIS 40TH GOAL OF THE SEASON!!!!!!!!
HIS 40TH GOAL OF THE SEASON!!!!!!!!
With the result, Vegas has effectively cemented their place in the playoffs. At this point the only question that remains is who will their first-round matchup be against?
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30 MARS | 195 ANSWERS Minnesota Wild Lose Overtime Point After Pulling the Goalie Do you think John Hynes made the right decision to pull the goalie in overtime? | ||
| Yes | 80 | 41 % |
| No | 115 | 59 % |
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