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DID THE ISLANDERS PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST BUFFALO?

MAR 31, 2026 · KEYBANK CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINALNYI 3, BUF 4
AFTER 2NYI 1, BUF 1
REAL PULLNYI 2:35
SHOTSNYI 28, BUF 33

The Islanders pulled Sorokin with 2:35 left, down one, and never got the tying goal. Buffalo hit the empty net with 1:43 left. This game's data has no model call on the Islanders's pull. Buffalo won 4-3.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on the Islanders'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

3:01KREBS SCORES. NYI 2, BUF 3.
2:35SOROKIN TO THE BENCH. NYI GOES 6 ON 5.
1:43BYRAM SCORES. NYI 2, BUF 4.
1:02SOROKIN TO THE BENCH. NYI GOES 6 ON 5.
0:01SCHENN SCORES. NYI 3, BUF 4.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE SABRES SCORED THREE IN THE THIRD, THE ISLANDERS SCORED TWO, AND THE SABRES WON 4-3.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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