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DID NEW JERSEY PULL THE GOALIE TOO LATE AGAINST MONTRÉAL?

APR 4, 2026 · PRUDENTIAL CENTER · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/SOMTL 4, NJD 3
AFTER 2MTL 3, NJD 2
REAL PULLNJD 2:22
SHOTSMTL 29, NJD 38

The pull worked. New Jersey pulled Allen with 2:22 left, down one, and Meier tied it with 2:15 left, six on five. Montréal won 4-3 in a shootout.

THE MODEL'S CALL

This game's data has no model call on New Jersey'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

2:22ALLEN TO THE BENCH. NJD GOES 6 ON 5.
2:15MEIER SCORES. MTL 3, NJD 3.
1:54J. HUGHES PENALTY. DELAYING GAME PUCK OVER GLASS.

TIMEOUTS

Neither team called its timeout.

WHAT HAPPENED

THE CANADIENS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, NEW JERSEY SCORED ONE, AND THE CANADIENS WON 4-3 IN A SHOOTOUT.

PLAY THE GAUNTLET

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