NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Mikael Backlund goal vs the Vegas Golden Knights
3rd period, 01:04, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Blake Coleman and Kevin Bahl. Scored on Ilya Samsonov. Score after the goal: VGK 3, CGY 3.
Mikael Backlund (CGY vs VGK): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 4 passes, 39.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Odd-man rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Odd-man rush
- 3-on-2
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 39.3 mph
- Release distance
- 39 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 11.0 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 7.5 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 4.4 s
- Time in the zone
- 3.7 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