NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, December 20, 2025
Mikael Backlund goal vs the Vegas Golden Knights
1st period, 03:54, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Blake Coleman and Connor Zary. Scored on Akira Schmid. Score after the goal: VGK 0, CGY 1.
Mikael Backlund (CGY vs VGK): Rebound, carried in, 0 passes, 22.7 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rebound
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Finish
- rebound
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 22.7 mph
- Release distance
- 10 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 9.7 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 4.1 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 4.9 s
- Time in the zone
- 4.5 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