NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, October 31, 2026
Tommy Novak goal at the Montreal Canadiens
1st period, 07:28, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby. Scored on Jacob Fowler. Score after the goal: PIT 2, MTL 2.
Tommy Novak (PIT @ MTL): Rush, carried in, 1 pass, 4.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Rush
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Backhand
- Shot speed
- 4.3 mph
- Release distance
- 3 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 16.8 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 4.0 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 3.1 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