NHL EDGE tracking · Sunday, December 31, 2023
Valeri Nichushkin goal vs the San Jose Sharks
3rd period, 16:31, 6-on-5, COL net empty. Assisted by Jack Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon. Scored on Kaapo Kahkonen. Score after the goal: SJS 1, COL 2.
Valeri Nichushkin (COL vs SJS): Cycle, 4 passes, 67.8 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 67.8 mph
- Release distance
- 10 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 4.1 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 12.1 ft
- Time in the zone
- 7.6 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