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DID PITTSBURGH PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST TAMPA BAY?

JAN 13, 2026 · PPG PAINTS ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/SOTBL 2, PIT 1
AFTER 2TBL 0, PIT 0
REAL PULLPIT 3:17
SHOTSTBL 31, PIT 27

The pull worked. Pittsburgh pulled Silovs with 3:17 left, down one, and Malkin tied it with 2:16 left, six on five. Tampa Bay won 2-1 in a shootout.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

3:17SILOVS TO THE BENCH. PIT GOES 6 ON 5.
2:16MALKIN SCORES. TBL 1, PIT 1.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE LIGHTNING SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, PITTSBURGH SCORED ONE, AND THE LIGHTNING WON 2-1 IN A SHOOTOUT.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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