NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, January 15, 2026
Ivan Demidov goal at the Buffalo Sabres
1st period, 14:20, power play 5-on-3. Assisted by Lane Hutson and Nick Suzuki. Scored on Colten Ellis. Score after the goal: MTL 2, BUF 2.
Ivan Demidov (MTL @ BUF): Cycle, 5 passes, 52.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 5
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Slap
- Shot speed
- 52.3 mph
- Release distance
- 22 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 2.0 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 20.4 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.9 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