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DID THE ISLANDERS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST MONTRÉAL?

FEB 26, 2026 · CENTRE BELL · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTNYI 4, MTL 3
AFTER 2NYI 2, MTL 2
REAL PULLNYI 2:26
SHOTSNYI 26, MTL 25

The pull worked. The Islanders pulled Sorokin with 2:26 left, down one, and Lee tied it with 1:41 left, six on five. The Islanders won 4-3 in overtime.

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

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

2:26SOROKIN TO THE BENCH. NYI GOES 6 ON 5.
1:41LEE SCORES. NYI 3, MTL 3.
1:01MTL TIMEOUT.
OT 1:46PAGEAU SCORES. NYI 4, MTL 3.

TIMEOUTS

Montréal called its timeout in the third period, with 1:01 left.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CANADIENS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, THE ISLANDERS SCORED ONE, AND THE ISLANDERS WON 4-3 IN OVERTIME.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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