NYI @ CHI, DEC 30: THE THIRD PERIOD

DEC 30, 2025 · UNITED CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/SONYI 3, CHI 2

AFTER 2NYI 2, CHI 2

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSNYI 21, CHI 19

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. It was 2-2 after two, and nobody scored in the third. The Islanders won 3-2 in a shootout.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

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

OT 2:43

LEVSHUNOV PENALTY. TRIPPING.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE BLACKHAWKS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, THE ISLANDERS SCORED NOTHING, AND THE ISLANDERS WON 3-2 IN A SHOOTOUT.

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