NHL EDGE tracking · Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Nikita Kucherov goal vs the Buffalo Sabres
1st period, 10:24, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Jake Guentzel. Scored on Colten Ellis. Score after the goal: BUF 0, TBL 1.
Nikita Kucherov (TBL vs BUF): Forecheck turnover, 0 passes, 51.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 51.3 mph
- Release distance
- 13 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 4.1 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 19.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.8 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