NHL EDGE tracking · Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Paul Cotter goal vs the Minnesota Wild
1st period, 16:21, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Connor Brown and Dawson Mercer. Scored on Filip Gustavsson. Score after the goal: MIN 0, NJD 1.
Paul Cotter (NJD vs MIN): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 12.8 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 12.8 mph
- Release distance
- 9 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 6.3 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 4.2 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.6 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