NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, November 15, 2025
Brandon Saad goal at the St. Louis Blues
1st period, 12:52, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Reilly Smith and Brett Howden. Scored on Joel Hofer. Score after the goal: VGK 1, STL 0.
Brandon Saad (VGK @ STL): Forecheck turnover, loose puck, 1 pass, 56.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Zone entry
- Loose puck
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 56.4 mph
- Release distance
- 22 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 15.1 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 6.4 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 9.5 s
- Time in the zone
- 9.2 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