NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, January 8, 2026
Evgeni Malkin goal vs the New Jersey Devils
2nd period, 19:07, power play 5-on-3. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Erik Karlsson. Scored on Jake Allen. Score after the goal: NJD 0, PIT 3.
Evgeni Malkin (PIT vs NJD): Forecheck turnover, 3 passes, 71.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Slap
- Shot speed
- 71.5 mph
- Release distance
- 28 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 4.8 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 16.0 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.9 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