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DID NEW JERSEY PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST MONTRÉAL?

NOV 6, 2025 · PRUDENTIAL CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTMTL 3, NJD 4
AFTER 2MTL 1, NJD 2
REAL PULLNJD 2:22
SHOTSMTL 19, NJD 28

The pull worked. New Jersey pulled Markstrom with 2:22 left, down one, and Meier tied it with 1:07 left, six on five. New Jersey won 4-3 in overtime.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on New Jersey'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

Third period: time left. Overtime: time into it.

2:22MARKSTROM TO THE BENCH. NJD GOES 6 ON 5.
1:07MEIER SCORES. MTL 3, NJD 3.
OT 1:33BRATT SCORES. MTL 3, NJD 4.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CANADIENS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, NEW JERSEY SCORED ONE, AND NEW JERSEY WON 4-3 IN OVERTIME.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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