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DID COLORADO PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST MINNESOTA?

FEB 26, 2026 · BALL ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALMIN 5, COL 2
AFTER 2MIN 2, COL 1
REAL PULLCOL 3:12
SHOTSMIN 36, COL 47

Colorado pulled Blackwood with 3:12 left, down three, and never got the tying goal. Minnesota hit the empty net with 0:32 left. This game's data has no model call on Colorado's pull. Minnesota won 5-2.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

4:52ZUCCARELLO SCORES. MIN 3, COL 1.
3:48YUROV PENALTY. TRIPPING.
3:22BOLDY SCORES. MIN 4, COL 1.
3:12BLACKWOOD TO THE BENCH. COL GOES 6 ON 5.
0:57NECAS SCORES. MIN 4, COL 2.
0:52BLACKWOOD TO THE BENCH. COL GOES 6 ON 5.
0:32BOLDY SCORES. MIN 5, COL 2.

TIMEOUTS

Minnesota called its timeout in the second period, with 4:56 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE WILD SCORED THREE IN THE THIRD, COLORADO SCORED ONE, AND THE WILD WON 5-2.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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