NHL EDGE tracking · Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Valeri Nichushkin goal vs the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 13:11, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. Scored on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Score after the goal: BUF 1, COL 5.
Valeri Nichushkin (COL vs BUF): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 28.0 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 28.0 mph
- Release distance
- 6 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 0.8 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 9.4 ft
- Time in the zone
- 6.6 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