NYR @ CAR, DEC 29: THE THIRD PERIOD

DEC 29, 2025 · LENOVO CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTNYR 2, CAR 3

AFTER 2NYR 2, CAR 1

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSNYR 20, CAR 35

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. Martinook had tied it 2-2 with 10:49 left. Carolina won 3-2, Blake scoring 4:47 into overtime.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

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

OT 3:01	ROBERTSON PENALTY. TRIPPING.
OT 4:47	BLAKE SCORES. NYR 2, CAR 3.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE HURRICANES SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, THE RANGERS SCORED NOTHING, AND THE HURRICANES WON 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

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