in hockey how does an empty net occur ?

You get an empty net goal when the puck goes in and the goalie is not in the net. The most common time this occurs is when the team losing puts the goalie on the bench and adds another skater to take his place. I the puck goes in that net you have an empty net goal.

You've received about half the answer above. Any time a coach chooses, he may pull the goalie to stick in another player for the sake of increasing the odds of scoring. As implied, this most commonly occurs within the last few minutes by the losing team if they are close enough behind that this might improve their odds of tying the game.

The other half of the answer, however, is that when a ref signals for a delayed penalty, you will normally see the goalie sprint back to the bench to have a player substituted in then as well. This is because the penalty is delayed until the defending team regains control of the puck. Since it is VERY unlikely that the puck will wind up in the offensive-controlling team's net without the defending team getting control first (although it HAS happened by way of accidental deflection off the offensive team's skates, for example), they take advantage of the opportunity to get a man advantage before the power play even begins.

Hope that helps.

In the last minute or so of a game, a team that is behind by 1 or 2 goals will often pull their goaltender and add another attacker in an attempt to even the score. This tactic works about, say, 20% of the time. It will also backfire--the empty-net goal--about 25% of the time. Since it was the last game of the Stanley Cup Finals, Edmonton had little to lose, being down already, and pretty much HAD to try something....

When a team is trailing late in the third period (usually by a goal sometimes two) they will pull the goalie off the ice and substitute an extra skater so that they have 6 players who can put the puck on net instead of 5. Sometimes it works but as you saw on Monday night a lot of times it doesn't.

To add to the answer of deathbywedgie. In the second instance of the empty net, where a delayed penalty has occured play stops the instant the opposing team touches the puck. Even if that player directed the puck into the net the goal would not be allowed. So there is no risk of a goal being scored by the shorthanded team in a delayed penalty.

A coach to elect to pull their goalie at any point in a game to gain an extra attacker. The Boston Bruins are legendary for once requiring to score 10 goals to make into the playoffs when things were handled by goal differential. The played nearly the entire 3rd period with their goalie. They were slaughtered but id score their required 10 goals and advanced into the playoff round.

A team trying to equalize the score will pull their goalie to bring on an extra attacker - thus their net is empty.

The act the place the coach pulls the goalie for an empty internet is while they are often dropping or the different team has a penalty. while the game is a million-2 and that they are dropping late interior the third era the coach will attempt to tug the goalie so they could get 6 skaters on the ice. ( one extra offensive participant) so as that they could have a wager at getting the 2nd purpose. This in user-friendly terms happens while the %. is on top of problems with the dropping team and is on the opposing communities element. And while the different team gets a penalty they ought to touch the %. for the play to end so the opposing team can get one extra participant on there till the play is stopped by making use of the different team. was hoping i helped.. Brandon

Sometimes as a last ditch effort to win a game, a team will pull their goalie out to give them an extra attacker (player who can possibly score for them.) Both teams still have the same number of men on the ice.

A team is allowed to pull the goalie and replace him with an extra forward or defenceman. This is done when a goal is needed and more scoring players are needed on the ice.