NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, December 4, 2025
James van Riemsdyk goal at the Columbus Blue Jackets
2nd period, 10:20, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Andrew Copp and Emmitt Finnie. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: DET 3, CBJ 3.
James van Riemsdyk (DET @ CBJ): Rebound, 3 passes, 9.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rebound
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Finish
- rebound
- Shot type
- Poke
- Shot speed
- 9.5 mph
- Release distance
- 3 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 1.4 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 3.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.1 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