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Columbus Blue Jackets Goalie Pull Tracker
When the Blue Jackets 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 Blue Jackets pull the goalie, 2025-26
Share of late deficits with the goalie pulled, by time left in the 3rd period
When the Blue Jackets pull the goalie, 2025-26. CBJ down 1: half pulled by 1:47 remaining, 44% pulled with 2:00 left (29 trailing spells); CBJ down 2: half pulled by 3:31 remaining, 93% pulled with 2:00 left (17 trailing spells); NHL down 1: half pulled by 2:00 remaining, 51% pulled with 2:00 left (831 trailing spells).
Blue Jackets goalie pulls by coach
| Coach | Seasons | Median pull, down 1 | Pulled by 2:00 | Median pull, down 2 | Tied it, down 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Bowness | 2025-26 to 2026-27 | 1:27 (12) | 25% | 3:47 (7) | 1 / 8 |
| Dean Evason | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2:13 (42) | 58% | 3:10 (37) | 2 / 22 |
| Pascal Vincent | 2023-24 | 2:06 (31) | 67% | 3:07 (36) | 0 / 18 |
| Brad Larsen | 2021-22 to 2022-23 | 1:49 (53) | 24% | 2:39 (48) | 4 / 31 |
| John Tortorella | 2017-18 to 2020-21 | 1:42 (87) | 27% | 2:35 (79) | 6 / 55 |
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.
Blue Jackets 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) | – (1) | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 1:47 (29) | 3:31 (17) | 42:47 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | 2:13 (25) | 2:45 (26) | 40:43 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 2:06 (31) | 3:07 (36) | 53:50 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 9 |
| 2022-23 | 1:50 (24) | 2:39 (28) | 40:52 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 1:49 (29) | 2:43 (20) | 36:04 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 1:56 (21) | 2:35 (22) | 36:02 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 1:49 (19) | 3:01 (13) | 27:36 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | 1:46 (21) | 2:24 (17) | 27:45 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | 1:28 (26) | 2:22 (27) | 29:11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Who is on the ice for the Blue Jackets, 2025-26
Extra attacker (6-on-5)
- Kirill Marchenko35:30 · 83%
- Zach Werenski34:31 · 84%
- Charlie Coyle31:55 · 75%
- Adam Fantilli31:32 · 74%
- Sean Monahan23:57 · 58%
- Mason Marchment15:23 · 92%
- Dmitri Voronkov15:02 · 49%
- Boone Jenner12:44 · 35%
Empty-net defense
- Ivan Provorov30:50 · 69%
- Charlie Coyle24:58 · 56%
- Zach Werenski21:16 · 60%
- Mathieu Olivier15:08 · 40%
- Cole Sillinger14:51 · 33%
- Sean Monahan13:56 · 36%
- Boone Jenner13:10 · 37%
- Isac Lundeström11:59 · 33%
Empty-net goals
- Cole Sillinger3 G, 2 A
- Mathieu Olivier3 G, 2 A
- Charlie Coyle2 G, 3 A
- Sean Monahan2 G, 2 A
- Mason Marchment2 G, 0 A
- Adam Fantilli1 G, 3 A
- Boone Jenner1 G, 1 A
- Dante Fabbro1 G, 0 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 Blue Jackets goalie pulls
| Date | Opponent | Down | Pulled with | Time pulled | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | WSH | 1 | 1:36 | 1:36 | No goal |
| Apr 12 | BOS | 1 | 1:22 | 1:22 | No goal |
| Apr 9 | BUF | 3+ | 5:13 | 2:08 | Empty-net goal against |
| Apr 7 | DET | 1 | 1:19 | 1:02 | Scored |
| Apr 4 | WPG | 1 | 1:27 | 1:27 | No goal |
| Mar 31 | CAR | 2 | 1:52 | 1:05 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 28 | SJS | 1 | 0:50 | 0:50 | No goal |
| Mar 26 | MTL | 1 | 1:22 | 1:22 | No goal |
| Mar 22 | NYI | 1 | 2:05 | 2:05 | No goal |
| Feb 26 | BOS | 1 | 2:01 | 1:28 | Empty-net goal against |
| Jan 20 | OTT | 2 | 3:47 | 0:41 | Empty-net goal against |
| Jan 8 | VGK | 2 | 3:30 | 3:12 | No goal |
FAQ
When do the Blue Jackets pull their goalie?
In 2025-26 under Rick Bowness, the Columbus Blue Jackets had pulled their goalie in half of their late one-goal deficits with 1:47 left in the 3rd period, and in 44% with 2:00 or more left (29 games trailing by one in the last 10 minutes).
How many empty-net goals have the Blue Jackets allowed?
With their goalie pulled in 2025-26, the Columbus Blue Jackets scored 3 and allowed 14 empty-net goals in 42:47 of 6-on-5 time. Defending an empty net, they scored 16 empty-net goals and allowed 9 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.