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DID CAROLINA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST MONTRÉAL?

JAN 1, 2026 · LENOVO CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALMTL 7, CAR 5
AFTER 2MTL 5, CAR 4
REAL PULLCAR 3:56
SHOTSMTL 23, CAR 25

Carolina pulled Bussi with 3:56 left, down two, and never got the tying goal. Montréal hit the empty net with 2:00 left. This game's data has no model call on Carolina's pull. Montréal won 7-5.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

3:56BUSSI TO THE BENCH. CAR GOES 6 ON 5.
3:02AHO SCORES. MTL 6, CAR 5.
2:27BUSSI TO THE BENCH. CAR GOES 6 ON 5.
2:00HUTSON SCORES. MTL 7, CAR 5.
0:54BUSSI TO THE BENCH. CAR GOES 6 ON 5.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CANADIENS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, CAROLINA SCORED ONE, AND THE CANADIENS WON 7-5.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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