NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 6, 2024
Zemgus Girgensons goal at the Pittsburgh Penguins
3rd period, 15:22, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Eric Robinson and Mattias Samuelsson. Scored on Tristan Jarry. Score after the goal: BUF 2, PIT 1.
Zemgus Girgensons (BUF @ PIT): Cycle, 4 passes, 30.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 30.5 mph
- Release distance
- 9 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 3.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 3.0 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.1 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