NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, January 31, 2026
Cole Caufield goal at the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 10:13, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach. Scored on Alex Lyon. Score after the goal: MTL 3, BUF 2.
Cole Caufield (MTL @ BUF): Dump and chase, dumped in, 0 passes, 21.1 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Dump and chase
- Zone entry
- Dumped in
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 21.1 mph
- Release distance
- 5 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 6.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 11.4 ft
- Zone entry to goal
- 6.0 s
- Time in the zone
- 5.8 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