NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, January 1, 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers goal vs the Montreal Canadiens
1st period, 10:47, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Alexander Nikishin and Sebastian Aho. Scored on Jakub Dobes. Score after the goal: MTL 2, CAR 1.
Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR vs MTL): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 63.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 63.2 mph
- Release distance
- 34 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 10.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 8.7 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