NHL EDGE tracking · Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Sam Malinski goal vs the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 02:40, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Jack Johnson and Jonathan Drouin. Scored on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Score after the goal: BUF 1, COL 4.
Sam Malinski (COL vs BUF): Cycle, 2 passes, 70.9 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Slap
- Shot speed
- 70.9 mph
- Release distance
- 40 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 7.1 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 23.0 ft
- Time in the zone
- 7.5 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