NHL EDGE tracking · Friday, February 27, 2026
Tomas Hertl goal at the Washington Capitals
3rd period, 09:15, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Pavel Dorofeyev and Mitch Marner. Scored on Logan Thompson. Score after the goal: VGK 2, WSH 3.
Tomas Hertl (VGK @ WSH): Deflection, 6 passes, 25.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 6
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 25.6 mph
- Release distance
- 21 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 8.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 8.0 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.5 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