Empty-Net Lab · New York Rangers
New York Rangers Goalie Pull Tracker
When the Rangers 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 Rangers pull the goalie, 2025-26
Share of late deficits with the goalie pulled, by time left in the 3rd period
When the Rangers pull the goalie, 2025-26. NYR down 1: half pulled by 1:51 remaining, 41% pulled with 2:00 left (36 trailing spells); NYR down 2: half pulled by 2:57 remaining, 100% pulled with 2:00 left (29 trailing spells); NHL down 1: half pulled by 2:00 remaining, 51% pulled with 2:00 left (831 trailing spells).
Rangers goalie pulls by coach
| Coach | Seasons | Median pull, down 1 | Pulled by 2:00 | Median pull, down 2 | Tied it, down 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sullivan | 2025-26 to 2026-27 | 1:51 (37) | 41% | 2:57 (30) | 2 / 25 |
| Peter Laviolette | 2023-24 to 2024-25 | 2:14 (47) | 70% | 2:51 (42) | 3 / 27 |
| Gerard Gallant | 2021-22 to 2022-23 | 1:52 (45) | 43% | 2:56 (28) | 3 / 26 |
| David Quinn | 2018-19 to 2020-21 | 1:48 (67) | 26% | 2:33 (66) | 4 / 45 |
| Alain Vigneault | 2017-18 | 1:37 (30) | 6% | 2:58 (27) | 0 / 18 |
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.
Rangers 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 | – (1) | 2:42 (1) | 0:11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 1:51 (36) | 2:57 (29) | 50:45 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 2:20 (25) | 2:51 (24) | 51:28 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 2:04 (22) | 2:57 (18) | 43:29 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 2:04 (23) | 2:50 (13) | 33:40 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 1:45 (22) | 3:04 (15) | 24:57 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | 2:01 (15) | 2:59 (13) | 27:13 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | 1:28 (18) | 2:24 (22) | 36:45 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 1:48 (34) | 2:32 (31) | 36:36 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | 1:37 (30) | 2:58 (27) | 41:14 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
Who is on the ice for the Rangers, 2025-26
Extra attacker (6-on-5)
- Mika Zibanejad47:15 · 95%
- J.T. Miller42:00 · 96%
- Alexis Lafrenière39:41 · 78%
- Vincent Trocheck38:13 · 91%
- Will Cuylle36:32 · 72%
- Artemi Panarin35:34 · 100%
- Adam Fox25:13 · 85%
- Vladislav Gavrikov15:04 · 30%
Empty-net defense
- Vladislav Gavrikov22:28 · 63%
- Mika Zibanejad20:15 · 56%
- Vincent Trocheck17:54 · 64%
- Will Cuylle15:32 · 43%
- Adam Fox15:06 · 48%
- Braden Schneider13:39 · 38%
- J.T. Miller11:39 · 47%
- Will Borgen10:58 · 36%
Empty-net goals
- Will Cuylle3 G, 0 A
- Adam Fox2 G, 3 A
- Artemi Panarin2 G, 0 A
- Alexis Lafrenière1 G, 3 A
- Mika Zibanejad1 G, 2 A
- Sam Carrick1 G, 1 A
- Gabe Perreault1 G, 0 A
- Noah Laba1 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 Rangers goalie pulls
| Date | Opponent | Down | Pulled with | Time pulled | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | BOS | 2 | 2:42 | 0:11 | Empty-net goal against |
| Apr 13 | FLA | 1 | 1:43 | 1:43 | No goal |
| Apr 11 | DAL | 1 | 1:27 | 0:28 | Empty-net goal against |
| Apr 8 | BUF | 1 | 1:36 | 0:21 | Empty-net goal against |
| Apr 8 | BUF | 2 | 1:00 | 0:52 | No goal |
| Apr 2 | MTL | 1 | 2:01 | 2:01 | No goal |
| Mar 25 | TOR | 1 | 1:35 | 1:35 | No goal |
| Mar 23 | OTT | 1 | 1:41 | 1:41 | No goal |
| Mar 19 | CBJ | 2 | 3:00 | 0:06 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 16 | LAK | 2 | 2:34 | 0:46 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 7 | NJD | 2 | 2:57 | 2:25 | Empty-net goal against |
| Feb 5 | CAR | 1 | 1:40 | 0:46 | Empty-net goal against |
FAQ
When do the Rangers pull their goalie?
In 2025-26 under Mike Sullivan, the New York Rangers had pulled their goalie in half of their late one-goal deficits with 1:51 left in the 3rd period, and in 41% with 2:00 or more left (36 games trailing by one in the last 10 minutes).
How many empty-net goals have the Rangers allowed?
With their goalie pulled in 2025-26, the New York Rangers scored 5 and allowed 25 empty-net goals in 50:45 of 6-on-5 time. Defending an empty net, they scored 12 empty-net goals and allowed 2 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.