NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 6, 2024
Rickard Rakell goal vs the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 07:49, power play 5-on-3. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin. Scored on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Score after the goal: BUF 1, PIT 1.
Rickard Rakell (PIT vs BUF): Deflection, 3 passes, 25.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 25.6 mph
- Release distance
- 3 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.7 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 3.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.2 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