NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, December 2, 2023
Mikael Backlund goal vs the Vancouver Canucks
1st period, 12:18, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Adam Ruzicka and MacKenzie Weegar. Scored on Thatcher Demko. Score after the goal: VAN 2, CGY 1.
Mikael Backlund (CGY vs VAN): Deflection, 2 passes, 8.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 8.6 mph
- Release distance
- 4 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 8.3 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 10.1 ft
- Time in the zone
- 7.7 s
Speeds and distances come from 10 frames-per-second tracking; a single shot can read about ±25% off.
Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE. The replay is a drawing of the tracked positions, not video. How goal anatomy works