NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, December 20, 2025
John Tavares goal at the Nashville Predators
2nd period, 11:57, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Matias Maccelli and Jake McCabe. Scored on Juuse Saros. Score after the goal: TOR 2, NSH 1.
John Tavares (TOR @ NSH): Deflection, 4 passes, 20.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Deflected
- Shot speed
- 20.2 mph
- Release distance
- 10 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 0.8 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 2.0 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