NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, December 20, 2025
Emil Heineman goal at the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 19:31, 6-on-4, NYI net empty. Assisted by Mathew Barzal and Matthew Schaefer. Scored on Alex Lyon. Score after the goal: NYI 2, BUF 2.
Emil Heineman (NYI @ BUF): Cycle, 5 passes, 44.9 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 5
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 44.9 mph
- Release distance
- 18 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 5.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 10.6 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