NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 3, 2026
Nikita Kucherov goal at the San Jose Sharks
2nd period, 14:08, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Brayden Point. Scored on Alex Nedeljkovic. Score after the goal: TBL 6, SJS 2.
Nikita Kucherov (TBL @ SJS): Cycle, carried in, 5-on-4 at the blue line, 3 passes, 63.7 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Odd-man rush
- 5-on-4
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 63.7 mph
- Release distance
- 26 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 9.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 12.8 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 6.4 s
- Time in the zone
- 6.1 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