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DID COLUMBUS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST SAN JOSE?

MAR 28, 2026 · NATIONWIDE ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINALSJS 3, CBJ 2
AFTER 2SJS 1, CBJ 2
REAL PULLCBJ 0:50
SHOTSSJS 36, CBJ 24

Columbus pulled Merzlikins with 0:50 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. This game's data has no model call on Columbus's pull. San Jose won 3-2.

THE MODEL'S CALL

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

1:25CHERNYSHOV SCORES. SJS 3, CBJ 2.
0:50MERZLIKINS TO THE BENCH. CBJ GOES 6 ON 5.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE SHARKS SCORED TWO IN THE THIRD, COLUMBUS SCORED NOTHING, AND THE SHARKS WON 3-2.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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