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DID DALLAS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST UTAH?

MAR 16, 2026 · AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALUTA 6, DAL 3
AFTER 2UTA 2, DAL 2
REAL PULLDAL 1:53
SHOTSUTA 22, DAL 30

Dallas pulled DeSmith with 1:53 left, down three, and never got the tying goal. Utah hit the empty net with 0:40 left. This game's data has no model call on Dallas's pull. Utah won 6-3.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

3:54CARCONE SCORES. UTA 5, DAL 2.
1:53DESMITH TO THE BENCH. DAL GOES 6 ON 5.
0:40CROUSE SCORES. UTA 6, DAL 2.
0:04ERNE SCORES. UTA 6, DAL 3.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE STARS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, UTAH SCORED FOUR, AND UTAH WON 6-3.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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