NHL EDGE tracking · Sunday, March 30, 2025
Alex Ovechkin goal vs the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 09:11, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Rasmus Sandin and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Scored on James Reimer. Score after the goal: BUF 6, WSH 4.
Alex Ovechkin (WSH vs BUF): Deflection, 1 pass, 34.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 34.6 mph
- Release distance
- 9 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 3.0 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.5 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