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DID THE ISLANDERS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST PITTSBURGH?

OCT 9, 2025 · PPG PAINTS ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALNYI 3, PIT 4
AFTER 2NYI 3, PIT 3
REAL PULLNYI 2:37
SHOTSNYI 37, PIT 28

The Islanders pulled Sorokin with 2:37 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. This game's data has no model call on the Islanders's pull. Pittsburgh won 4-3.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on the Islanders'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

3:45KINDEL PENALTY. HOOKING.
2:47NYI TIMEOUT.
2:37SOROKIN TO THE BENCH. NYI GOES 6 ON 5.
2:25SOROKIN TO THE BENCH. NYI GOES 6 ON 5.
0:15DROUIN PENALTY. CROSS CHECKING.
0:15DROUIN PENALTY. GAME MISCONDUCT.

TIMEOUTS

The Islanders called its timeout in the third period, with 2:47 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE PENGUINS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, THE ISLANDERS SCORED NOTHING, AND THE PENGUINS WON 4-3.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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