NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Cole Smith goal vs the Colorado Avalanche
3rd period, 14:15, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Dylan Coghlan and Nic Dowd. Scored on Mackenzie Blackwood. Score after the goal: COL 0, VGK 2.
Cole Smith (VGK vs COL): Deflection, 2 passes, 32.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 32.4 mph
- Release distance
- 13 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 7.3 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 9.8 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.8 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