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DID THE ISLANDERS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST WASHINGTON?

FEB 2, 2026 · CAPITAL ONE ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALNYI 1, WSH 4
AFTER 2NYI 1, WSH 2
REAL PULLNYI 5:17
SHOTSNYI 30, WSH 25

The Islanders pulled Rittich with 5:17 left, down two, and never got the tying goal. Washington hit the empty net with 2:25 left. This game's data has no model call on the Islanders's pull. Washington won 4-1.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on the Islanders'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

2:25CARLSON SCORES. NYI 1, WSH 4.
1:09DUCLAIR PENALTY. SLASHING.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CAPITALS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, THE ISLANDERS SCORED NOTHING, AND THE CAPITALS WON 4-1.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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