NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, October 16, 2025
Valeri Nichushkin goal at the Columbus Blue Jackets
2nd period, 19:56, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Sam Malinski and Victor Olofsson. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: COL 3, CBJ 1.
Valeri Nichushkin (COL @ CBJ): Deflection, carried in, 1 pass, 47.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 47.3 mph
- Release distance
- 11 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.7 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 2.4 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 7.4 s
- Time in the zone
- 7.2 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