NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 31, 2026
Kaapo Kakko goal at the Vegas Golden Knights
3rd period, 03:18, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Adam Larsson. Scored on Akira Schmid. Score after the goal: SEA 3, VGK 2.
Kaapo Kakko (SEA @ VGK): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 12.7 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Shot type
- Backhand
- Shot speed
- 12.7 mph
- Release distance
- 8 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 5.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.4 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