MTL @ PIT, DEC 21: THE THIRD PERIOD

DEC 21, 2025 · PPG PAINTS ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/SOMTL 3, PIT 4

AFTER 2MTL 2, PIT 3

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSMTL 25, PIT 31

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. Dobson had tied it 3-3 with 15:56 left. Pittsburgh won 4-3 in a shootout.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

THE PENGUINS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, MONTRÉAL SCORED ONE, AND THE PENGUINS WON 4-3 IN A SHOOTOUT.

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