NHL EDGE tracking · Monday, April 6, 2026
Nikita Kucherov goal at the Buffalo Sabres
1st period, 11:45, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Darren Raddysh. Scored on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Score after the goal: TBL 1, BUF 1.
Nikita Kucherov (TBL @ BUF): Forecheck turnover, 2 passes, 57.5 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 2
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 57.5 mph
- Release distance
- 32 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 5.4 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 18.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.7 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