NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Tage Thompson goal vs the Vancouver Canucks
1st period, 02:01, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Bowen Byram and Owen Power. Scored on Thatcher Demko. Score after the goal: VAN 0, BUF 1.
Tage Thompson (BUF vs VAN): Cycle, 3 passes, 40.6 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 3
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 40.6 mph
- Release distance
- 16 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 5.1 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