NHL EDGE tracking · Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Sidney Crosby goal at the Carolina Hurricanes
2nd period, 09:57, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson. Scored on Frederik Andersen. Score after the goal: PIT 1, CAR 1.
Sidney Crosby (PIT @ CAR): Cycle, loose puck, 0 passes, 23.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Zone entry
- Loose puck
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Backhand
- Shot speed
- 23.4 mph
- Release distance
- 9 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 12.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 10.3 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 6.6 s
- Time in the zone
- 6.3 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