NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, January 15, 2026
Mikael Backlund goal at the Chicago Blackhawks
1st period, 06:05, shorthanded 4-on-5. Unassisted. Scored on Spencer Knight. Score after the goal: CGY 2, CHI 1.
Mikael Backlund (CGY @ CHI): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 0 passes, 43.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Odd-man rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Odd-man rush
- 1-on-0
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 43.6 mph
- Release distance
- 10 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 16.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 13.0 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 2.7 s
- Time in the zone
- 2.5 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