NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 17, 2026
Sidney Crosby goal vs the Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd period, 18:59, 6-on-5, PIT net empty. Assisted by Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: CBJ 3, PIT 3.
Sidney Crosby (PIT vs CBJ): Deflection, 3 passes, 52.7 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 52.7 mph
- Release distance
- 9 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 7.8 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 10.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.0 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