NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, February 22, 2025
Craig Smith goal at the Columbus Blue Jackets
2nd period, 04:53, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Alex Vlasic and Frank Nazar. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: CHI 1, CBJ 2.
Craig Smith (CHI @ CBJ): Deflection, 1 pass, 27.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 27.3 mph
- Release distance
- 2 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 6.3 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 12.0 ft
- Time in the zone
- 10.1 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