NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, February 1, 2025
Sidney Crosby goal vs the Nashville Predators
2nd period, 10:43, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson. Scored on Juuse Saros. Score after the goal: NSH 0, PIT 2.
Sidney Crosby (PIT vs NSH): Cycle, 6 passes, 53.1 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 6
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Slap
- Shot speed
- 53.1 mph
- Release distance
- 14 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 4.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 15.7 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.9 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