NHL EDGE tracking · Monday, January 12, 2026
Mike Matheson goal vs the Vancouver Canucks
3rd period, 00:29, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Cole Caufield and Alexandre Texier. Scored on Nikita Tolopilo. Score after the goal: VAN 3, MTL 4.
Mike Matheson (MTL vs VAN): Rush, carried in, 2 passes, 74.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 74.4 mph
- Release distance
- 40 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 10.1 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 18.5 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 5.7 s
- Time in the zone
- 5.3 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