NHL EDGE tracking · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Ivan Demidov goal at the Buffalo Sabres
3rd period, 03:32, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Juraj Slafkovský and Nick Suzuki. Scored on Alex Lyon. Score after the goal: MTL 6, BUF 3.
Ivan Demidov (MTL @ BUF): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 72.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 1
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Shot type
- Wrist
- Shot speed
- 72.3 mph
- Release distance
- 31 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 7.0 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 10.1 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.7 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