Empty-Net Lab · Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators Goalie Pull Tracker
When the Senators 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 Senators pull the goalie, 2025-26
Share of late deficits with the goalie pulled, by time left in the 3rd period
When the Senators pull the goalie, 2025-26. OTT down 1: half pulled by 2:06 remaining, 66% pulled with 2:00 left (23 trailing spells); OTT down 2: half pulled by 3:23 remaining, 90% pulled with 2:00 left (14 trailing spells); NHL down 1: half pulled by 2:00 remaining, 51% pulled with 2:00 left (831 trailing spells).
Senators goalie pulls by coach
| Coach | Seasons | Median pull, down 1 | Pulled by 2:00 | Median pull, down 2 | Tied it, down 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Green | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2:12 (47) | 71% | 3:15 (37) | 4 / 32 |
| D.J. Smith | 2019-20 to 2023-24 | 1:36 (95) | 34% | 2:23 (85) | 5 / 69 |
| Jacques Martin | 2023-24 | 1:36 (18) | 11% | 3:15 (16) | 1 / 11 |
| Guy Boucher | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 1:24 (54) | 10% | 2:19 (59) | 4 / 34 |
| Marc Crawford(small sample) | 2018-19 | 1:49 (7) | 0% | 0:50 (8) | 0 / 4 |
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.
Senators 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) | – (0) | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | 2:06 (23) | 3:23 (14) | 48:27 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 2:18 (24) | 3:15 (23) | 51:00 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 1:21 (25) | 2:45 (26) | 36:09 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | 1:47 (23) | 2:23 (23) | 45:21 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 1:30 (25) | 2:48 (24) | 42:41 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | 1:40 (18) | 2:41 (11) | 18:44 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 2:02 (22) | 2:30 (17) | 33:30 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 1:23 (32) | 2:32 (39) | 36:15 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 1:29 (29) | 2:18 (28) | 42:23 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
Who is on the ice for the Senators, 2025-26
Extra attacker (6-on-5)
- Tim Stützle44:05 · 91%
- Drake Batherson37:50 · 83%
- Dylan Cozens36:42 · 76%
- Claude Giroux35:00 · 72%
- Jake Sanderson32:56 · 84%
- Brady Tkachuk29:58 · 74%
- Shane Pinto20:12 · 48%
- Thomas Chabot9:56 · 34%
Empty-net defense
- Artem Zub40:18 · 81%
- Michael Amadio32:46 · 69%
- Shane Pinto32:17 · 69%
- Jake Sanderson27:35 · 75%
- Ridly Greig25:40 · 57%
- Claude Giroux19:12 · 39%
- Brady Tkachuk11:19 · 30%
- Tim Stützle11:09 · 23%
Empty-net goals
- Shane Pinto4 G, 4 A
- Claude Giroux4 G, 2 A
- Tim Stützle4 G, 2 A
- Brady Tkachuk4 G, 1 A
- Michael Amadio1 G, 4 A
- Ridly Greig1 G, 2 A
- Dylan Cozens1 G, 0 A
- Artem Zub0 G, 4 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 Senators goalie pulls
| Date | Opponent | Down | Pulled with | Time pulled | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 | FLA | 3+ | 4:36 | 3:27 | No goal |
| Mar 28 | TBL | 2 | 1:58 | 1:42 | No goal |
| Mar 18 | WSH | 2 | 3:25 | 0:44 | Scored |
| Mar 18 | WSH | 1 | 2:27 | 0:55 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 18 | WSH | 2 | 0:40 | 0:14 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 11 | MTL | 1 | 2:06 | 2:06 | No goal |
| Feb 3 | CAR | 1 | 1:22 | 1:22 | No goal |
| Jan 24 | CAR | 3+ | 4:17 | 3:52 | No goal |
| Jan 22 | NSH | 1 | 0:48 | 0:21 | Empty-net goal against |
| Jan 10 | FLA | 2 | 2:24 | 0:42 | Scored |
| Jan 10 | FLA | 1 | 1:30 | 1:30 | No goal |
| Jan 7 | UTA | 2 | 2:10 | 1:57 | No goal |
FAQ
When do the Senators pull their goalie?
In 2025-26 under Travis Green, the Ottawa Senators had pulled their goalie in half of their late one-goal deficits with 2:06 left in the 3rd period, and in 66% with 2:00 or more left (23 games trailing by one in the last 10 minutes).
How many empty-net goals have the Senators allowed?
With their goalie pulled in 2025-26, the Ottawa Senators scored 5 and allowed 9 empty-net goals in 48:27 of 6-on-5 time. Defending an empty net, they scored 19 empty-net goals and allowed 4 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.