NHL EDGE tracking · Friday, December 15, 2023
Zach Benson goal at the Vegas Golden Knights
3rd period, 09:29, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson. Scored on Logan Thompson. Score after the goal: BUF 3, VGK 2.
Zach Benson (BUF @ VGK): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 21.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Backhand
- Shot speed
- 21.5 mph
- Release distance
- 7 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 3.4 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 7.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 7.8 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