NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Elias Pettersson goal at the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 15:16, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek. Scored on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Score after the goal: VAN 2, BUF 4.
Elias Pettersson (VAN @ BUF): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 50.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 50.3 mph
- Release distance
- 21 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 1.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 4.6 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.9 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