VGK @ CHI, JAN 4: THE THIRD PERIOD

JAN 4, 2026 · UNITED CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTVGK 2, CHI 3

AFTER 2VGK 2, CHI 1

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSVGK 15, CHI 20

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. Bertuzzi had tied it 2-2 with 8:24 left. Chicago won 3-2, Bertuzzi scoring 1:18 into overtime.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

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

OT 1:18

BERTUZZI SCORES. VGK 2, CHI 3.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE BLACKHAWKS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, VEGAS SCORED NOTHING, AND THE BLACKHAWKS WON 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

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