NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Valeri Nichushkin goal vs the Minnesota Wild
3rd period, 19:55, into an empty net. Assisted by Brett Kulak and Brent Burns. Score after the goal: MIN 2, COL 5.
Valeri Nichushkin (COL vs MIN): Deflection, 0 passes, 3.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Wrist
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