NHL EDGE tracking · Sunday, March 8, 2026
Nikita Kucherov goal at the Buffalo Sabres
2nd period, 12:26, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Darren Raddysh. Scored on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Score after the goal: TBL 2, BUF 4.
Nikita Kucherov (TBL @ BUF): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 13.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 13.3 mph
- Release distance
- 22 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 0.5 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 3.5 ft
- Time in the zone
- 7.9 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