NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, March 12, 2026
Mikael Backlund goal at the New Jersey Devils
3rd period, 04:10, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Joel Farabee and Brayden Pachal. Scored on Jacob Markstrom. Score after the goal: CGY 5, NJD 2.
Mikael Backlund (CGY @ NJD): Odd-man rush, carried in, 3-on-2 at the blue line, 0 passes, 37.8 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Odd-man rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Odd-man rush
- 3-on-2
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 37.8 mph
- Release distance
- 27 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 16.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 5.4 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 2.4 s
- Time in the zone
- 1.9 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