NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, February 26, 2026
Tommy Novak goal vs the New Jersey Devils
1st period, 18:51, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. Scored on Jacob Markstrom. Score after the goal: NJD 0, PIT 1.
Tommy Novak (PIT vs NJD): Deflection, 8 passes, 59.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 8
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 59.4 mph
- Release distance
- 17 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 6.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 6.7 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