NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 3, 2026
Robert Thomas goal vs the Montreal Canadiens
2nd period, 10:13, shorthanded 4-on-5. Assisted by Alexey Toropchenko. Scored on Jacob Fowler. Score after the goal: MTL 0, STL 2.
Robert Thomas (STL vs MTL): Rebound, carried in, 0 passes, 26.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rebound
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Finish
- rebound
- Shot type
- Backhand
- Shot speed
- 26.2 mph
- Release distance
- 9 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 13.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 4.4 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 3.7 s
- Time in the zone
- 3.5 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