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DID CAROLINA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST UTAH?

JAN 29, 2026 · LENOVO CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALUTA 4, CAR 5
AFTER 2UTA 3, CAR 2
REAL PULLCAR 2:38
SHOTSUTA 25, CAR 33

The pull worked. Carolina pulled Bussi with 1:47 left, down one, and Gostisbehere tied it with 1:27 left, six on five. Carolina won 5-4.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

2:38BUSSI TO THE BENCH. CAR GOES 6 ON 5.
1:59SVECHNIKOV SCORES. UTA 4, CAR 3.
1:47BUSSI TO THE BENCH. CAR GOES 6 ON 5.
1:27GOSTISBEHERE SCORES. UTA 4, CAR 4.
0:30STAAL SCORES. UTA 4, CAR 5.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE MAMMOTH SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, CAROLINA SCORED THREE, AND CAROLINA WON 5-4.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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