CAR @ TOR, MAR 20: THE THIRD PERIOD

MAR 20, 2026 · SCOTIABANK ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTCAR 4, TOR 3

AFTER 2CAR 3, TOR 2

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSCAR 36, TOR 26

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. Nylander had tied it 3-3 with 6:10 left. Carolina won 4-3, Nikishin scoring 0:41 into overtime.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

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

OT 0:41

NIKISHIN SCORES. CAR 4, TOR 3.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE HURRICANES SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, TORONTO SCORED ONE, AND THE HURRICANES WON 4-3 IN OVERTIME.

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