NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, February 26, 2026
Paul Cotter goal at the Pittsburgh Penguins
2nd period, 04:56, 6-on-5, NJD net empty. Assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes. Scored on Arturs Silovs. Score after the goal: NJD 1, PIT 1.
Paul Cotter (NJD @ PIT): Deflection, 5 passes, 76.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 5
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Deflected
- Shot speed
- 76.6 mph
- Release distance
- 10 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 2.8 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.6 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