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DID THE ISLANDERS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST DETROIT?

DEC 16, 2025 · LITTLE CAESARS ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALNYI 2, DET 3
AFTER 2NYI 1, DET 0
REAL PULLNYI 1:54
SHOTSNYI 18, DET 21

The Islanders pulled Sorokin with 1:54 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. This game's data has no model call on the Islanders's pull. Detroit won 3-2.

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

3:10MAYFIELD PENALTY. TRIPPING.
2:17DEBRINCAT SCORES. NYI 2, DET 3.
1:54SOROKIN TO THE BENCH. NYI GOES 6 ON 5.

TIMEOUTS

The Islanders called its timeout in the third period, with 6:37 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE RED WINGS SCORED THREE IN THE THIRD, THE ISLANDERS SCORED ONE, AND THE RED WINGS WON 3-2.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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