NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, April 3, 2025
Nathan MacKinnon goal at the Columbus Blue Jackets
1st period, 03:25, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: COL 1, CBJ 0.
Nathan MacKinnon (COL @ CBJ): Odd-man rush, carried in, 4-on-3 at the blue line, 1 pass, 40.0 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Odd-man rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Odd-man rush
- 4-on-3
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 40.0 mph
- Release distance
- 24 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 14.8 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 5.8 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 3.3 s
- Time in the zone
- 2.9 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