NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Alex Ovechkin goal at the Pittsburgh Penguins
1st period, 19:18, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Rasmus Sandin and Anthony Mantha. Scored on Alex Nedeljkovic. Score after the goal: WSH 4, PIT 0.
Alex Ovechkin (WSH @ PIT): Point shot, 4 passes, 58.9 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Point shot
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 58.9 mph
- Release distance
- 58 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 9.4 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 9.1 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