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DID NEW JERSEY PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST BUFFALO?

DEC 21, 2025 · PRUDENTIAL CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALBUF 3, NJD 1
AFTER 2BUF 2, NJD 1
REAL PULLNJD 2:45
SHOTSBUF 25, NJD 27

New Jersey pulled Allen with 2:45 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Buffalo hit the empty net with 2:01 left. This game's data has no model call on New Jersey's pull. Buffalo won 3-1.

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

2:45ALLEN TO THE BENCH. NJD GOES 6 ON 5.
2:01KREBS SCORES. BUF 3, NJD 1.
1:40ALLEN TO THE BENCH. NJD GOES 6 ON 5.

TIMEOUTS

New Jersey called its timeout in the second period, with 17:34 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE DEVILS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, BUFFALO SCORED ONE, AND BUFFALO WON 3-1.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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