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DID SAN JOSE PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST DETROIT?

JAN 16, 2026 · LITTLE CAESARS ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALSJS 2, DET 4
AFTER 2SJS 2, DET 2
REAL PULLSJS 2:20
SHOTSSJS 22, DET 25

San Jose pulled Askarov with 2:20 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Detroit hit the empty net with 1:32 left. This game's data has no model call on San Jose's pull. Detroit won 4-2.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on San Jose'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

2:20ASKAROV TO THE BENCH. SJS GOES 6 ON 5.
1:32KASPER SCORES. SJS 2, DET 4.
1:26ASKAROV TO THE BENCH. SJS GOES 6 ON 5.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE SHARKS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, DETROIT SCORED TWO, AND DETROIT WON 4-2.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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