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DID WASHINGTON PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST THE RANGERS?

DEC 23, 2025 · CAPITAL ONE ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALNYR 7, WSH 3
AFTER 2NYR 2, WSH 3
REAL PULLWSH 3:59
SHOTSNYR 21, WSH 32

Washington pulled Thompson with 3:59 left, down two, and never got the tying goal. The Rangers hit the empty net with 2:16 left. This game's data has no model call on Washington's pull. The Rangers won 7-3.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on Washington'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

3:59THOMPSON TO THE BENCH. WSH GOES 6 ON 5.
2:16PANARIN SCORES. NYR 6, WSH 3.
1:51TROCHECK SCORES. NYR 7, WSH 3.
0:29LABA PENALTY. TRIPPING.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE RANGERS SCORED FIVE IN THE THIRD, WASHINGTON SCORED NOTHING, AND THE RANGERS WON 7-3.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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