NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 24, 2026
Alex Tuch goal at the New York Islanders
3rd period, 14:38, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Mattias Samuelsson and Michael Kesselring. Scored on David Rittich. Score after the goal: BUF 5, NYI 0.
Alex Tuch (BUF @ NYI): Deflection, 2 passes, 33.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Deflected
- Shot speed
- 33.5 mph
- Release distance
- 9 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 10.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 3.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.2 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