TOR @ NYI, JAN 3: THE THIRD PERIOD

JAN 3, 2026 · UBS ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTTOR 3, NYI 4

AFTER 2TOR 2, NYI 1

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSTOR 21, NYI 25

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. Heineman had tied it 3-3 with 2:45 left. The Islanders won 4-3, Schaefer scoring 4:11 into overtime.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

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

2:45	HEINEMAN SCORES. TOR 3, NYI 3.
OT 4:11	SCHAEFER SCORES. TOR 3, NYI 4.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE ISLANDERS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, TORONTO SCORED ONE, AND THE ISLANDERS WON 4-3 IN OVERTIME.

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