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2026 season
Northwestern
📍 Evanston, IL Big 10
16-2
W/L Record
88.9%
Win %
#4
RPI
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Stats updated · November 5, 2026 · 7:01 AM
Coverage: 18 of 18 matches (100%)
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Where Northwestern Stands · Elite Stats ranked nationally
#2
Save %
#5
Goals Against Avg
#6
Goal Differential per Game
#7
Shots per Game
At a Glance
#14
Goals Per Game
3.1
56 goals · 18 matches
#5
Goals Against Avg
0.8
15 GA · 18 matches
#7
Shots Per Game
17.2
309 shots · 18 matches
#2
Save %
82.4%
70 saves · 15 GA
#42
APC Conversion
14.2%
scored 21 of 148 APCs
#47
DPC Success Rate
85.3%
blocked 64 of 75 DPCs
#10
Shot Differential
+161
309 Northwestern vs 148 opps
Momentum

Composite Momentum by Period

This line tracks whether Northwestern's attack was outweighing the pressure on their own defense, period by period.
ATTACKING DEFENDING PASS BACK N Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT
Period-by-Period Breakdown18 matches · 2 went to OT
Period Goals For Goals Against Shots For Attack PCs Def PCs Saves Diff
Q1 13 3 73 35 10 15 +10
Q2 11 5 79 36 24 21 +6
Q3 16 2 82 36 16 11 +14
Q4 15 4 72 39 22 20 +11
OT 1 1 3 2 3 3 0
OT2 0 0 — — — — 0
Total 56 15 309 148 75 70 +41
Penalty Corners

Attack vs Defense

Attack PC
148
21 goals · 14.2% success
8.2 per match
Defensive PC
75
11 GA · 85.3% success
4.2 per match

APC Volume by Period

Q1
35
Q2
36
Q3
36
Q4
39
OT
2
Overtime & Shootout History Post-regulation games only

Past-Regulation Games

Date Opponent Result Ended Decided By
Sep 4, 2026 vs Duke W 4-3 OT Single OT
Oct 11, 2026 vs Princeton L 1-2 OT Single OT

Pressure-Moment Record

1-1
OT + SO Record
0-0
Shootout Record
Clutch so far: Northwestern has played 2 matches past regulation this season and won 1; 1 in overtime, 0 in a shootout.
Shootout attempts and conversion rates aren't shown because per-attempt data isn't consistently available. Shootout results count toward wins/losses only, not goals-for or goals-against.
Goalkeeping & Shots

Defensive Load by Period

Period DPCs Saves Opp. Shots Opp. Goals Total Load
Q1 10 15 26 3 18
Q2 24 21 42 5 26
Q3 16 11 30 2 13
Q4 22 20 42 4 24
OT 3 3 8 1 4
OT2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 75 70 148 15 85
Load = saves + goals against. Includes OT and OT2 periods if played.

Season Goalkeeping

82.4%
Save %
0.83
GAA
Total saves 70 (3.89 per game)
SOG faced 85 (4.72 per game)
Goals against 15 (0.83 per game)
Clean sheets 8 of 18 games
Save % = saves / (saves + goals against)
Shooting Efficiency
309
TOTAL SHOTS
17.2 per game
57.3%
ON TARGET
177
SHOTS ON GOAL
9.8 per game
31.6%
CONVERTED
56
GOALS
3.11 per game
Overall shooting -> goals: 18.1% | 132 shots missed the cage
Stats compiled from parsed box scores · Updated 7:01 AM
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