NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, January 1, 2026
Aliaksei Protas goal at the Ottawa Senators
3rd period, 15:53, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Justin Sourdif and Tom Wilson. Scored on Leevi Meriläinen. Score after the goal: WSH 3, OTT 3.
Aliaksei Protas (WSH @ OTT): Dump and chase, dumped in, 2-on-1 at the blue line, 4 passes, 59.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Dump and chase
- Zone entry
- Dumped in
- Odd-man rush
- 2-on-1
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 59.4 mph
- Release distance
- 24 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 5.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 10.4 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 6.5 s
- Time in the zone
- 6.2 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