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DID MINNESOTA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST ST. LOUIS?

MAR 1, 2026 · GRAND CASINO ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALSTL 3, MIN 1
AFTER 2STL 1, MIN 1
REAL PULLMIN 2:34
SHOTSSTL 24, MIN 23

Minnesota pulled Gustavsson with 2:34 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. St. Louis hit the empty net with 0:25 left. This game's data has no model call on Minnesota's pull. St. Louis won 3-1.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

3:39BUCHNEVICH SCORES. STL 2, MIN 1.
2:34GUSTAVSSON TO THE BENCH. MIN GOES 6 ON 5.
2:01GUSTAVSSON TO THE BENCH. MIN GOES 6 ON 5.
1:29GUSTAVSSON TO THE BENCH. MIN GOES 6 ON 5.
0:25THOMAS SCORES. STL 3, MIN 1.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE BLUES SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, MINNESOTA SCORED NOTHING, AND THE BLUES WON 3-1.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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