NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, November 11, 2023
Erik Karlsson goal vs the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 00:27, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Reilly Smith and Evgeni Malkin. Scored on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Score after the goal: BUF 0, PIT 3.
Erik Karlsson (PIT vs BUF): Deflection, 2 passes, 54.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 54.5 mph
- Release distance
- 54 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 5.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 9.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 7.3 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