Empty-Net Lab · Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings Goalie Pull Tracker
When the Red Wings 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 Red Wings pull the goalie, 2025-26
Share of late deficits with the goalie pulled, by time left in the 3rd period
When the Red Wings pull the goalie, 2025-26. DET down 1: half pulled by 2:15 remaining, 81% pulled with 2:00 left (26 trailing spells); DET down 2: half pulled by 3:35 remaining, 100% pulled with 2:00 left (23 trailing spells); NHL down 1: half pulled by 2:00 remaining, 51% pulled with 2:00 left (831 trailing spells).
Red Wings goalie pulls by coach
| Coach | Seasons | Median pull, down 1 | Pulled by 2:00 | Median pull, down 2 | Tied it, down 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd McLellan | 2024-25 to 2026-27 | 2:15 (37) | 78% | 3:35 (38) | 2 / 20 |
| Derek Lalonde | 2022-23 to 2024-25 | 1:48 (72) | 43% | 3:20 (59) | 5 / 41 |
| Jeff Blashill | 2017-18 to 2021-22 | 1:49 (128) | 29% | 3:16 (132) | 6 / 87 |
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.
Red Wings 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 | 2:14 (1) | – (1) | 0:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 2:15 (26) | 3:35 (23) | 42:05 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 1:44 (24) | 3:23 (24) | 37:51 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 2:00 (36) | 3:32 (23) | 49:21 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 2:13 (22) | 3:20 (26) | 44:49 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 1:54 (24) | 3:24 (33) | 49:30 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | 1:25 (10) | 3:30 (16) | 33:00 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 1:57 (27) | 3:09 (33) | 55:57 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 1:49 (38) | 2:43 (29) | 52:16 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 1:38 (29) | 3:29 (21) | 46:54 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Who is on the ice for the Red Wings, 2025-26
Extra attacker (6-on-5)
- Lucas Raymond37:56 · 90%
- Alex DeBrincat37:10 · 88%
- Moritz Seider36:37 · 87%
- Dylan Larkin32:42 · 84%
- Patrick Kane30:11 · 89%
- James van Riemsdyk21:33 · 64%
- Andrew Copp17:57 · 43%
- Emmitt Finnie10:08 · 24%
Empty-net defense
- Moritz Seider34:30 · 64%
- Simon Edvinsson28:45 · 57%
- Ben Chiarot26:13 · 49%
- Dylan Larkin25:03 · 51%
- Lucas Raymond23:11 · 45%
- J.T. Compher21:21 · 40%
- Michael Rasmussen15:35 · 34%
- Alex DeBrincat15:02 · 28%
Empty-net goals
- Alex DeBrincat4 G, 6 A
- Dylan Larkin4 G, 4 A
- Andrew Copp3 G, 2 A
- Patrick Kane2 G, 1 A
- Simon Edvinsson2 G, 1 A
- Lucas Raymond1 G, 6 A
- Michael Rasmussen1 G, 1 A
- Dominik Shine1 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 Red Wings goalie pulls
| Date | Opponent | Down | Pulled with | Time pulled | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | NYR | 1 | 2:14 | 0:58 | Empty-net goal against |
| Apr 11 | NJD | 1 | 2:15 | 1:15 | Empty-net goal against |
| Apr 5 | MIN | 1 | 1:36 | 1:36 | No goal |
| Apr 4 | NYR | 3+ | 5:45 | 4:01 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 28 | PHI | 2 | 4:36 | 0:50 | Scored |
| Mar 28 | PHI | 1 | 3:33 | 1:29 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 28 | PHI | 2 | 1:46 | 0:54 | No goal |
| Mar 24 | OTT | 1 | 1:44 | 1:44 | No goal |
| Mar 21 | BOS | 1 | 2:25 | 0:33 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 21 | BOS | 2 | 1:47 | 1:47 | No goal |
| Mar 12 | TBL | 2 | 3:33 | 0:28 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 10 | FLA | 1 | 0:15 | 0:15 | No goal |
FAQ
When do the Red Wings pull their goalie?
In 2025-26 under Todd McLellan, the Detroit Red Wings had pulled their goalie in half of their late one-goal deficits with 2:15 left in the 3rd period, and in 81% with 2:00 or more left (26 games trailing by one in the last 10 minutes).
How many empty-net goals have the Red Wings allowed?
With their goalie pulled in 2025-26, the Detroit Red Wings scored 6 and allowed 17 empty-net goals in 42:05 of 6-on-5 time. Defending an empty net, they scored 21 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.