NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, December 20, 2025
Mikael Backlund goal vs the Vegas Golden Knights
2nd period, 08:38, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by MacKenzie Weegar and Connor Zary. Scored on Akira Schmid. Score after the goal: VGK 1, CGY 4.
Mikael Backlund (CGY vs VGK): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 5.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Backhand
- Shot speed
- 5.4 mph
- Release distance
- 4 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 16.3 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 6.7 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 3.5 s
- Time in the zone
- 2.6 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