NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Zach Metsa goal vs the Vancouver Canucks
3rd period, 06:13, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Beck Malenstyn and Jordan Greenway. Scored on Thatcher Demko. Score after the goal: VAN 0, BUF 4.
Zach Metsa (BUF vs VAN): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 33.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 33.2 mph
- Release distance
- 17 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 11.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 10.4 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.6 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