NHL EDGE tracking · Friday, January 17, 2025
Rickard Rakell goal at the Buffalo Sabres
2nd period, 01:41, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Matt Grzelcyk. Scored on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Score after the goal: PIT 1, BUF 1.
Rickard Rakell (PIT @ BUF): Forecheck turnover, 4 passes, 63.7 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 63.7 mph
- Release distance
- 26 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 0.8 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 12.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.8 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