NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, March 5, 2026
Samuel Helenius goal vs the New York Islanders
2nd period, 14:20, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Jeff Malott and Taylor Ward. Scored on Ilya Sorokin. Score after the goal: NYI 0, LAK 2.
Samuel Helenius (LAK vs NYI): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 63.1 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 63.1 mph
- Release distance
- 15 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 12.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 12.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.8 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