NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Alexander Nikishin goal vs the Pittsburgh Penguins
3rd period, 11:21, power play 5-on-3. Assisted by Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers. Scored on Stuart Skinner. Score after the goal: PIT 2, CAR 4.
Alexander Nikishin (CAR vs PIT): Cycle, 6 passes, 77.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 6
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 77.5 mph
- Release distance
- 32 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 6.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 20.4 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.7 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