NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, April 2, 2026
Alexander Nikishin goal vs the Columbus Blue Jackets
1st period, 12:50, shorthanded 4-on-5. Assisted by Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho. Scored on Elvis Merzlikins. Score after the goal: CBJ 0, CAR 3.
Alexander Nikishin (CAR vs CBJ): Rush, carried in, 3 passes, 70.9 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 70.9 mph
- Release distance
- 29 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 13.8 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 12.6 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 2.9 s
- Time in the zone
- 2.6 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