NHL EDGE tracking · Sunday, January 11, 2026
Zach Whitecloud goal at the San Jose Sharks
2nd period, 12:25, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Tomas Hertl and Noah Hanifin. Scored on Yaroslav Askarov. Score after the goal: VGK 5, SJS 1.
Zach Whitecloud (VGK @ SJS): Point shot, 3 passes, 82.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Point shot
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Shot type
- Slap
- Shot speed
- 82.2 mph
- Release distance
- 59 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 31.8 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.3 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