NHL EDGE tracking · Friday, May 1, 2026
Cole Smith goal at the Utah Mammoth
3rd period, 16:24, into an empty net. Unassisted. Score after the goal: VGK 5, UTA 1.
Cole Smith (VGK @ UTA): Deflection, 0 passes, 61.0 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Snap
Empty-net goal: shot speed, release point and zone timing are left out, because tracking can’t time a long shot at an empty net reliably. The replay still shows every skater and the puck.
Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE. The replay is a drawing of the tracked positions, not video. How goal anatomy works