NHL EDGE tracking · Friday, October 24, 2025
Auston Matthews goal at the Buffalo Sabres
1st period, 12:45, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by John Tavares and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Scored on Alex Lyon. Score after the goal: TOR 2, BUF 2.
Auston Matthews (TOR @ BUF): Cycle, 4 passes, 74.7 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Slap
- Shot speed
- 74.7 mph
- Release distance
- 22 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.3 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 23.7 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.5 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