NHL EDGE tracking · Wednesday, October 29, 2025
John Tavares goal at the Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd period, 15:45, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Matthew Knies and Nick Robertson. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: TOR 2, CBJ 6.
John Tavares (TOR @ CBJ): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 55.1 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Odd-man rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Odd-man rush
- 3-on-2
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 55.1 mph
- Release distance
- 9 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 15.0 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 7.3 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 3.0 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