NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Nikolaj Ehlers goal at the Vancouver Canucks
3rd period, 10:22, even strength 5-on-5. Unassisted. Scored on Leevi Meriläinen. Score after the goal: CAR 5, VAN 3.
Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR @ VAN): Odd-man rush, carried in, 1-on-0 at the blue line, 0 passes, 41.0 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Odd-man rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Odd-man rush
- 1-on-0
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 41.0 mph
- Release distance
- 16 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 20.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 13.5 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 2.2 s
- Time in the zone
- 1.9 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