NHL EDGE tracking · Friday, March 7, 2025
Brandon Saad goal vs the Pittsburgh Penguins
3rd period, 02:00, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Tomas Hertl and Brayden McNabb. Scored on Alex Nedeljkovic. Score after the goal: PIT 0, VGK 3.
Brandon Saad (VGK vs PIT): Rush, carried in, 2 passes, 62.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 62.4 mph
- Release distance
- 34 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 16.9 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 9.2 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 1.9 s
- Time in the zone
- 1.5 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