NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 4, 2025
Nikolaj Ehlers goal vs the Detroit Red Wings
3rd period, 16:45, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Neal Pionk and Vladislav Namestnikov. Scored on Alex Lyon. Score after the goal: DET 3, WPG 2.
Nikolaj Ehlers (WPG vs DET): Deflection, carried in, 4 passes, 28.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 28.4 mph
- Release distance
- 11 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 10.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 8.8 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 4.7 s
- Time in the zone
- 4.4 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