NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 31, 2026
Cole Caufield goal at the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 04:14, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Noah Dobson and Lane Hutson. Scored on Alex Lyon. Score after the goal: MTL 2, BUF 2.
Cole Caufield (MTL @ BUF): Deflection, 2 passes, 33.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Deflection
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Finish
- deflection
- Shot type
- Tip in
- Shot speed
- 33.4 mph
- Release distance
- 8 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 1.9 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 2.8 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.5 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