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DID THE ISLANDERS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST VEGAS?

NOV 13, 2025 · T-MOBILE ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTNYI 4, VGK 3
AFTER 2NYI 2, VGK 1
REAL PULLNYI 3:11
SHOTSNYI 24, VGK 29

The pull worked. The Islanders pulled Sorokin with 3:11 left, down one, and Barzal tied it with 2:37 left, six on five. The Islanders won 4-3 in overtime.

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

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

3:11SOROKIN TO THE BENCH. NYI GOES 6 ON 5.
2:37BARZAL SCORES. NYI 3, VGK 3.
OT 2:54? PENALTY. TOO MANY MEN ON THE ICE.
OT 3:02PAGEAU SCORES. NYI 4, VGK 3.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, THE ISLANDERS SCORED ONE, AND THE ISLANDERS WON 4-3 IN OVERTIME.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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