PULL THE
GOALIE
PLAY

DID DETROIT PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST PITTSBURGH?

JAN 3, 2026 · LITTLE CAESARS ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALPIT 4, DET 1
AFTER 2PIT 2, DET 1
REAL PULLDET 2:23
SHOTSPIT 31, DET 12

Detroit pulled Gibson with 2:23 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Pittsburgh hit the empty net with 1:00 left and with 0:32 left. This game's data has no model call on Detroit's pull. Pittsburgh won 4-1.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

2:23GIBSON TO THE BENCH. DET GOES 6 ON 5.
1:00RAKELL SCORES. PIT 3, DET 1.
0:53GIBSON TO THE BENCH. DET GOES 6 ON 5.
0:32DEWAR SCORES. PIT 4, DET 1.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE PENGUINS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, DETROIT SCORED NOTHING, AND THE PENGUINS WON 4-1.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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