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DID BUFFALO PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST FLORIDA?

JAN 12, 2026 · KEYBANK CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALFLA 4, BUF 3
AFTER 2FLA 2, BUF 2
REAL PULLBUF 1:45
SHOTSFLA 32, BUF 23

Buffalo pulled Ellis with 1:45 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Florida hit the empty net with 1:14 left. This game's data has no model call on Buffalo's pull. Florida won 4-3.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

1:45ELLIS TO THE BENCH. BUF GOES 6 ON 5.
1:14GREER SCORES. FLA 4, BUF 2.
0:56ELLIS TO THE BENCH. BUF GOES 6 ON 5.
0:14TUCH SCORES. FLA 4, BUF 3.
0:14BUF TIMEOUT.

TIMEOUTS

Buffalo called its timeout in the third period, with 0:14 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE PANTHERS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, BUFFALO SCORED ONE, AND THE PANTHERS WON 4-3.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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