NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, January 8, 2026
Nathan MacKinnon goal vs the Ottawa Senators
1st period, 17:14, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Martin Necas and Sam Malinski. Scored on Leevi Meriläinen. Score after the goal: OTT 0, COL 2.
Nathan MacKinnon (COL vs OTT): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 46.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 46.4 mph
- Release distance
- 32 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 11.0 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 12.3 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.6 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