NHL EDGE tracking · Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Sam Steel goal at the Washington Capitals
2nd period, 02:37, even strength 4-on-4. Assisted by Thomas Harley and Matt Duchene. Scored on Logan Thompson. Score after the goal: DAL 2, WSH 0.
Sam Steel (DAL @ WSH): Deflection, carried in, 2 passes, 5.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Finish
- rebound
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 5.4 mph
- Release distance
- 3 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 1.4 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 2.8 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 7.9 s
- Time in the zone
- 7.5 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