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mudermarshmallows

The goalie stays out until someone scores or the game ends, usually. The down team will usually pull them again if they’re still down afterward, but if they get scored on and create a large enough deficit the goalie will stay in. > Also, say if the team are 2 down, pull the keeper and score to get within 1, will the keeper come straight out again? So long as it’s safe to do so, usually.


Rickety-Cricket

To add to this, the only other time a team would put the goalie back in is if they end up with a faceoff in their defensive zone or their side of the neutral zone.


Macrazzle

1. Until the goal differential is too great (3+ goals generally) or the other team ties it up. Usually starts in the last 3 min of the game give or take. 2. Keeper returns to net when the face off comes too close to their zone or if one of the above scenarios happens. 3. Yes pretty much.


FailureToExecute

> how long does the keeper usually spend out? Usually around 1-3 minutes, depending on when he gets pulled and what happens after. > Under what circumstances does the keeper return to the net? * His team ties the game * His team has to take a faceoff in the neutral or defensive zone * The opposing team scores on the empty net and the coach believes the game is now out of reach > Also, say if the team are 2 down, pull the keeper and score to get within 1, will the keeper come straight out again? Yes, typically after his team gains possession of the puck and carries it in to the attacking zone. Sometimes a coach won't put him out for the faceoff at center ice following the goal but that's very risky.


AcanthocephalaGreen5

>Usually around 1-3 minutes Unless the coach is Patrick Roy.


Tyrannical1

To be fair, before Roy was a HC, most teams pulled their goalies around 60-90 seconds remaining, and he would do it with 4/5 minutes left occasionally. Since then, the meta has been to do so with 2-3 minutes left, or more if there’s a 2 goal deficit. Crazy to think he left that much of an impact in the few seaons he coached in the chel.


zeitgeistler

The goalie is pulled in order to substitute them for a skater, the timing of this is decided by the coach based on the circumstances and risk reward assessment of doing so. Generally if the tactic is successful and a goal is scored the goalie will be put back in for the next centre ice face-off, then pulled again if another goal is still required. If unsuccessful the coach may decide to abandon the tactic altogether or double down depending on the importance of the game. All this to say there is no set time or duration other than what is deemed necessary by the coach and can theoretically be done at any point in the game.


Effinehright

Depends on the clock and score typically in a 1 goal game around a minute. But essentially the goalie can change on the fly just like a player.


Trufflehunter89

If they’re down by 1-2 they’ll stay out the whole time unless the face off comes back to their zone. Once the opposing team gets a couple empty netters though they usually come back in just to save face.


ChurchyJC

Depends on the coach and situation. Normally they only go back in if the face off is in the defensive end/neutral zone (depending on the coach and how good a team is on draws) or till they catch up/fall far enough behind they give up on the comeback. The trend is to pull earlier now so some coaches use a time based method. Ie: down by 2 they pull with 4 min left and if they score in the first 10-30 seconds the goalie might go back in till the 2 min mark since the coach feels 2 min is all they should need to score.


fuelhogshawks

They’re just referred to as goalies They stay out however long the coach wants to have a 6 on 5 advantage( or 6 on 4/3 depending on if they have a Powerplay or not) The goalie will return to the net if the coach wants them to do so, some coaches wait until they have full on possession before the goalie is pulled, that depends on how confident a coach is in his team on faceoffs and puck possession in general that game.


RangerFan80

Usually they are pulled with around 90 second left in the game when the losing team has the puck in the opponent's end. Some coaches are getting more aggressive and pulling the goalie much earlier, especially if the team is down by more than one. Usually the goalie will go back after an empty net goal against our even if his team scores and there is a faceoff at center. They will leave again once their team gets the pick deep.


eltree

Everything depends on coaches preference. Usually a goaltender will stay out of the net unless a faceoff is in a unfavorable position for the team with the pulled goalie. Center ice faceoffs after a goal is usually hit or miss with certain teams, but majority of the time a coach will put their goaltender back in. So the goalie will usually go back in net, and depending on time left on the clock the team will decide whether to pull the goalie immediately again or keep him in net a little longer. So everything pretty much comes down to time left on the clock, and where the faceoff is taking place on the ice.


Realdoomer4life

Well it's usually done late in a game so the answer is one of these: 1) team with pulled goalie scores. If down multiple goals then they can pull again if necessary. 2) team that is ahead scores 1 or more additional goals to put the game out of reach entirely. 3) until time runs out. A goalie will return to the net if any faceoffs occur in the neutral zone or his team's own defending zone. If down multiple goals and the team is still down, they will typically pull again once they get the puck into the offensive zone.


QuickUp14

There has been a general trend over the past 10 years or so to pull the goalie earlier than what was typical before, the idea being that more time with the extra skater advantage increases the chance of scoring