NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Rickard Rakell goal vs the Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd period, 10:09, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Sidney Crosby. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: CBJ 1, PIT 3.
Rickard Rakell (PIT vs CBJ): Dump and chase, dumped in, 4-on-1 at the blue line, 1 pass, 9.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Dump and chase
- Zone entry
- Dumped in
- Odd-man rush
- 4-on-1
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 9.2 mph
- Release distance
- 37 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 11.4 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 2.1 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 6.0 s
- Time in the zone
- 3.0 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