NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Brock Nelson goal vs the Vegas Golden Knights
3rd period, 10:43, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Alexander Romanov and Tony DeAngelo. Scored on Ilya Samsonov. Score after the goal: VGK 1, NYI 2.
Brock Nelson (NYI vs VGK): Deflection, 4 passes, 29.9 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 29.9 mph
- Release distance
- 20 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 11.4 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 6.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.5 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