NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, March 27, 2025
Sidney Crosby goal at the Buffalo Sabres
1st period, 11:11, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Rickard Rakell and Matt Grzelcyk. Scored on James Reimer. Score after the goal: PIT 1, BUF 2.
Sidney Crosby (PIT @ BUF): Forecheck turnover, carried in, 0 passes, 33.1 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Zone entry
- Carried in
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 33.1 mph
- Release distance
- 7 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 6.7 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 7.9 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 7.9 s
- Time in the zone
- 7.7 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