NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, February 26, 2026
Martin Necas goal vs the Minnesota Wild
3rd period, 19:03, 6-on-5, COL net empty. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. Scored on Jesper Wallstedt. Score after the goal: MIN 4, COL 2.
Martin Necas (COL vs MIN): Cycle, 3 passes, 56.0 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 56.0 mph
- Release distance
- 21 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 3.4 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 13.8 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