NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, January 15, 2026
John Tavares goal at the Vegas Golden Knights
2nd period, 12:46, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Matias Maccelli and Matthew Knies. Scored on Adin Hill. Score after the goal: TOR 4, VGK 2.
John Tavares (TOR @ VGK): Deflection, 2 passes, 34.8 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 34.8 mph
- Release distance
- 8 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.0 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 5.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 10.0 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