NHL EDGE tracking · Sunday, January 4, 2026
Rickard Rakell goal at the Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd period, 19:46, 6-on-5, PIT net empty. Assisted by Anthony Mantha and Sidney Crosby. Scored on Jet Greaves. Score after the goal: PIT 4, CBJ 4.
Rickard Rakell (PIT @ CBJ): Cycle, 4 passes, 50.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 50.4 mph
- Release distance
- 11 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 0.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 6.8 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.7 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