NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Gage Goncalves goal vs the Columbus Blue Jackets
1st period, 13:38, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: CBJ 0, TBL 1.
Gage Goncalves (TBL vs CBJ): Deflection, carried in, 5 passes, 55.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 5
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 55.6 mph
- Release distance
- 23 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 10.3 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 12.5 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 4.1 s
- Time in the zone
- 3.8 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