Empty-Net Lab · Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks Goalie Pull Tracker
When the Blackhawks pull the goalie down one and down two, how that compares with the rest of the league and with past coaches, what happens while the net is empty at both ends, and who is on the ice for it.
When the Blackhawks pull the goalie, 2025-26
Share of late deficits with the goalie pulled, by time left in the 3rd period
When the Blackhawks pull the goalie, 2025-26. CHI down 1: half pulled by 1:33 remaining, 32% pulled with 2:00 left (24 trailing spells); CHI down 2: half pulled by 2:30 remaining, 80% pulled with 2:00 left (22 trailing spells); NHL down 1: half pulled by 2:00 remaining, 51% pulled with 2:00 left (831 trailing spells).
Blackhawks goalie pulls by coach
| Coach | Seasons | Median pull, down 1 | Pulled by 2:00 | Median pull, down 2 | Tied it, down 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blashill | 2025-26 to 2026-27 | 1:33 (25) | 30% | 2:30 (23) | 1 / 20 |
| Anders Sorensen | 2024-25 | 1:59 (22) | 42% | 3:50 (21) | 0 / 15 |
| Luke Richardson | 2022-23 to 2024-25 | 2:00 (74) | 50% | 2:00 (77) | 8 / 54 |
| Derek King | 2021-22 | 2:06 (25) | 50% | 2:58 (28) | 0 / 16 |
| Jeremy Colliton | 2018-19 to 2021-22 | 1:56 (65) | 45% | 2:49 (64) | 6 / 49 |
| Joel Quenneville | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 2:07 (31) | 56% | 3:08 (27) | 3 / 17 |
Regular season since 2017-18, every club of the franchise. In brackets: late deficits behind the median; coaches with fewer than 10 are a small sample.
Blackhawks season by season
| Season | Median pull, down 1 | Median pull, down 2 | 6v5 time | GF pulled | ENG against | ENG for | GA vs extra attacker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0:59 (1) | 2:46 (1) | 1:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 1:33 (24) | 2:30 (22) | 37:03 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 1:56 (35) | 2:27 (34) | 46:59 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 2:00 (28) | 1:58 (30) | 46:14 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 2:04 (33) | 2:08 (34) | 43:21 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 2:03 (28) | 3:25 (31) | 48:16 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | 1:51 (16) | 2:26 (20) | 20:28 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 1:57 (23) | 2:51 (20) | 34:25 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | 2:00 (31) | 2:50 (26) | 47:17 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 1:58 (23) | 2:55 (22) | 54:34 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
Who is on the ice for the Blackhawks, 2025-26
Extra attacker (6-on-5)
- Tyler Bertuzzi32:54 · 93%
- Connor Bedard28:27 · 93%
- Teuvo Teravainen24:20 · 80%
- Frank Nazar21:51 · 75%
- Artyom Levshunov19:56 · 72%
- Ryan Donato18:10 · 49%
- Andre Burakovsky15:02 · 45%
- Matt Grzelcyk13:20 · 43%
Empty-net defense
- Alex Vlasic19:24 · 72%
- Ilya Mikheyev17:07 · 65%
- Connor Murphy13:38 · 67%
- Connor Bedard12:36 · 55%
- Teuvo Teravainen11:32 · 45%
- Louis Crevier10:20 · 43%
- Ryan Greene8:20 · 31%
- Tyler Bertuzzi7:53 · 33%
Empty-net goals
- Connor Bedard4 G, 2 A
- Ilya Mikheyev2 G, 1 A
- Andre Burakovsky1 G, 0 A
- Frank Nazar1 G, 0 A
- Ryan Greene1 G, 0 A
- Alex Vlasic0 G, 1 A
- Louis Crevier0 G, 1 A
- Nick Foligno0 G, 1 A
% = share of the team's time in that situation in the games the player dressed. Empty-net defense time is where empty-net goals come from.
Recent Blackhawks goalie pulls
| Date | Opponent | Down | Pulled with | Time pulled | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | BUF | 1 | 0:59 | 0:59 | No goal |
| Sep 29 | VGK | 2 | 2:46 | 0:13 | Empty-net goal against |
| Apr 11 | STL | 2 | 2:20 | 2:20 | No goal |
| Apr 6 | SJS | 1 | 1:19 | 1:19 | No goal |
| Apr 2 | EDM | 1 | 2:43 | 1:42 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 29 | NJD | 1 | 1:29 | 0:58 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 8 | DAL | 1 | 1:46 | 0:26 | Scored |
| Mar 6 | VAN | 1 | 1:48 | 0:22 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 6 | VAN | 2 | 1:00 | 0:44 | Empty-net goal against |
| Feb 28 | COL | 1 | 2:05 | 0:38 | Empty-net goal against |
| Feb 28 | COL | 2 | 1:16 | 0:48 | No goal |
| Feb 26 | NSH | 1 | 1:28 | 0:40 | Empty-net goal against |
FAQ
When do the Blackhawks pull their goalie?
In 2025-26 under Jeff Blashill, the Chicago Blackhawks had pulled their goalie in half of their late one-goal deficits with 1:33 left in the 3rd period, and in 32% with 2:00 or more left (24 games trailing by one in the last 10 minutes).
How many empty-net goals have the Blackhawks allowed?
With their goalie pulled in 2025-26, the Chicago Blackhawks scored 1 and allowed 15 empty-net goals in 37:03 of 6-on-5 time. Defending an empty net, they scored 9 empty-net goals and allowed 6 goals to the extra attacker.
How is goalie pull time measured?
From the NHL shift charts: the first moment in a deficit when the team had no goalie on the ice, excluding delayed penalties. The curve counts every late deficit, including ones erased before a pull, so it is not biased toward long deficits.