NHL EDGE tracking · Friday, January 16, 2026
Will Smith goal at the Detroit Red Wings
1st period, 09:54, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Macklin Celebrini and John Klingberg. Scored on John Gibson. Score after the goal: SJS 1, DET 1.
Will Smith (SJS @ DET): Deflection, carried in, 3 passes, 6.8 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Backhand
- Shot speed
- 6.8 mph
- Release distance
- 19 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 16.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 1.9 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 3.4 s
- Time in the zone
- 1.4 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