NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, December 14, 2023
Auston Matthews goal vs the Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd period, 18:45, 6-on-5, TOR net empty. Assisted by William Nylander and Mitch Marner. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: CBJ 5, TOR 4.
Auston Matthews (TOR vs CBJ): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 30.0 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 30.0 mph
- Release distance
- 27 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 0.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 18.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 7.4 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