NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, February 26, 2026
Matthew Schaefer goal at the Montreal Canadiens
2nd period, 17:56, power play 5-on-3. Assisted by Mathew Barzal and Calum Ritchie. Scored on Samuel Montembeault. Score after the goal: NYI 1, MTL 2.
Matthew Schaefer (NYI @ MTL): Cycle, 5 passes, 61.4 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 5
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 61.4 mph
- Release distance
- 33 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 7.6 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 11.1 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