Empty-Net Lab · Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers Goalie Pull Tracker
When the Flyers 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 Flyers pull the goalie, 2025-26
Share of late deficits with the goalie pulled, by time left in the 3rd period
When the Flyers pull the goalie, 2025-26. PHI down 1: half pulled by 2:15 remaining, 58% pulled with 2:00 left (19 trailing spells); PHI down 2: half pulled by 3:13 remaining, 90% 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).
Flyers goalie pulls by coach
| Coach | Seasons | Median pull, down 1 | Pulled by 2:00 | Median pull, down 2 | Tied it, down 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Tocchet | 2025-26 to 2026-27 | 2:15 (19) | 58% | 3:13 (17) | 2 / 11 |
| Brad Shaw(small sample) | 2024-25 | 1:18 (3) | 0% | 3:34 (3) | 0 / 3 |
| John Tortorella | 2022-23 to 2024-25 | 2:24 (83) | 77% | 3:34 (81) | 7 / 48 |
| Alain Vigneault | 2019-20 to 2021-22 | 2:05 (39) | 57% | 3:24 (41) | 6 / 22 |
| Mike Yeo | 2021-22 | 2:26 (26) | 87% | 3:30 (29) | 0 / 17 |
| Dave Hakstol | 2017-18 to 2018-19 | 1:30 (32) | 0% | 2:10 (28) | 4 / 20 |
| Scott Gordon | 2018-19 | 1:50 (17) | 14% | 2:47 (20) | 3 / 11 |
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.
Flyers 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 | 2:15 (19) | 3:13 (17) | 33:47 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 2:06 (27) | 3:53 (30) | 55:10 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | 2:14 (31) | 3:34 (24) | 44:33 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | 2:29 (28) | 3:19 (30) | 48:30 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | 2:25 (31) | 3:29 (37) | 65:14 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | 2:05 (19) | 3:42 (17) | 28:30 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 2:05 (15) | 3:24 (16) | 31:54 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 1:49 (26) | 2:29 (29) | 45:50 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | 1:32 (23) | 2:21 (19) | 36:22 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 7 |
Who is on the ice for the Flyers, 2025-26
Extra attacker (6-on-5)
- Trevor Zegras27:51 · 82%
- Travis Konecny27:26 · 85%
- Matvei Michkov26:18 · 78%
- Owen Tippett24:17 · 72%
- Jamie Drysdale19:42 · 61%
- Christian Dvorak19:07 · 57%
- Travis Sanheim13:23 · 40%
- Cam York9:09 · 30%
Empty-net defense
- Travis Sanheim23:59 · 62%
- Christian Dvorak19:11 · 49%
- Cam York17:21 · 49%
- Sean Couturier17:07 · 46%
- Travis Konecny15:50 · 41%
- Nick Seeler15:08 · 35%
- Rasmus Ristolainen13:59 · 51%
- Owen Tippett13:18 · 34%
Empty-net goals
- Travis Konecny4 G, 3 A
- Owen Tippett4 G, 1 A
- Christian Dvorak2 G, 6 A
- Sean Couturier2 G, 4 A
- Matvei Michkov2 G, 0 A
- Noah Cates1 G, 4 A
- Nick Seeler1 G, 2 A
- Rasmus Ristolainen1 G, 2 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 Flyers goalie pulls
| Date | Opponent | Down | Pulled with | Time pulled | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | DET | 2 | 2:20 | 2:20 | No goal |
| Mar 31 | WSH | 1 | 2:16 | 1:12 | Empty-net goal against |
| Mar 31 | WSH | 2 | 0:41 | 0:41 | No goal |
| Mar 24 | CBJ | 2 | 3:09 | 1:05 | Scored |
| Mar 24 | CBJ | 1 | 1:58 | 1:58 | No goal |
| Mar 5 | UTA | 2 | 3:14 | 1:26 | Empty-net goal against |
| Feb 25 | WSH | 1 | 2:41 | 2:15 | Empty-net goal against |
| Feb 5 | OTT | 1 | 2:15 | 1:01 | Scored |
| Jan 29 | BOS | 3+ | 3:44 | 0:14 | Empty-net goal against |
| Jan 28 | CBJ | 1 | 2:48 | 1:42 | Empty-net goal against |
| Jan 28 | CBJ | 2 | 0:49 | 0:49 | No goal |
| Jan 14 | BUF | 2 | 3:13 | 2:33 | Empty-net goal against |
FAQ
When do the Flyers pull their goalie?
In 2025-26 under Rick Tocchet, the Philadelphia Flyers had pulled their goalie in half of their late one-goal deficits with 2:15 left in the 3rd period, and in 58% with 2:00 or more left (19 games trailing by one in the last 10 minutes).
How many empty-net goals have the Flyers allowed?
With their goalie pulled in 2025-26, the Philadelphia Flyers scored 4 and allowed 13 empty-net goals in 33:47 of 6-on-5 time. Defending an empty net, they scored 21 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.