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DID MINNESOTA PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST TAMPA BAY?

MAR 24, 2026 · BENCHMARK INTERNATIONAL ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALMIN 3, TBL 6
AFTER 2MIN 3, TBL 3
REAL PULLMIN 2:06
SHOTSMIN 24, TBL 25

Minnesota pulled Gustavsson with 2:06 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Tampa Bay hit the empty net with 1:18 left. This game's data has no model call on Minnesota's pull. Tampa Bay won 6-3.

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

2:53CERNAK SCORES. MIN 3, TBL 4.
2:22HARTMAN PENALTY. CROSS CHECKING.
2:06GUSTAVSSON TO THE BENCH. MIN GOES 6 ON 5.
1:18HAGEL SCORES. MIN 3, TBL 5.
0:24HOLMBERG SCORES. MIN 3, TBL 6.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE LIGHTNING SCORED THREE IN THE THIRD, MINNESOTA SCORED NOTHING, AND THE LIGHTNING 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.