What the NHL’s tracking data says about the Utah Mammoth
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Utah Mammoth left wing Lawson Crouse (67) celebrates with defenseman MacKenzie Weegar (52), right wing Clayton Keller (9), defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (98) and center Nick Schmaltz (8) after scoring his second goal of the game during the second period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Every NHL player skates with a chip on his shoulder.
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Not necessarily in the metaphorical sense (although that is often true, too) — every game jersey has a tracking chip embedded in the back of the right shoulder to measure players’ movement during games. NHL pucks are equipped with similar technology to gauge shot speed.
In 2023, the league made much of that data public.
NHL Edge shows the top 10 players and teams in a wide range of categories. It also shows the league-wide ranking of every player above the 50th percentile, though anyone below that threshold is simply categorized as “