NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, March 27, 2025
Jon Merrill goal vs the Washington Capitals
1st period, 06:00, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Devin Shore. Scored on Charlie Lindgren. Score after the goal: WSH 0, MIN 1.
Jon Merrill (MIN vs WSH): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 61.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 61.4 mph
- Release distance
- 52 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 7.0 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 14.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.2 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