NHL EDGE tracking · Sunday, January 4, 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers goal at the New Jersey Devils
1st period, 00:51, even strength 5-on-5. Unassisted. Scored on Jake Allen. Score after the goal: CAR 1, NJD 0.
Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR @ NJD): Rush, carried in, 3 passes, 5.9 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Shot speed
- 5.9 mph
- Release distance
- 6 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 1.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 7.7 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 6.0 s
- Time in the zone
- 5.4 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