NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, March 21, 2026
Kaapo Kakko goal at the Columbus Blue Jackets
2nd period, 08:31, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Eeli Tolvanen and Brandon Montour. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: SEA 2, CBJ 3.
Kaapo Kakko (SEA @ CBJ): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 35.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 35.6 mph
- Release distance
- 13 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 3.7 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 8.3 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.6 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