PULL THE
GOALIE
PLAY

DID LOS ANGELES PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST VEGAS?

JAN 14, 2026 · CRYPTO.COM ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTVGK 3, LAK 2
AFTER 2VGK 1, LAK 0
REAL PULLLAK 1:40
SHOTSVGK 27, LAK 24

The pull worked. Los Angeles pulled Kuemper with 1:40 left, down one, and Clarke tied it with 1:27 left, six on five. Vegas won 3-2 in overtime.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on Los Angeles'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

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

1:40KUEMPER TO THE BENCH. LAK GOES 6 ON 5.
1:27CLARKE SCORES. VGK 2, LAK 2.
OT 0:25STONE SCORES. VGK 3, LAK 2.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, LOS ANGELES SCORED TWO, AND THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS WON 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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