NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Zach Whitecloud goal at the San Jose Sharks
1st period, 10:08, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Brett Howden and Keegan Kolesar. Scored on Alexandar Georgiev. Score after the goal: VGK 2, SJS 0.
Zach Whitecloud (VGK @ SJS): Rush, carried in, 1 pass, 45.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 45.2 mph
- Release distance
- 21 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 16.9 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 3.2 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 4.0 s
- Time in the zone
- 3.7 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