NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Zach Metsa goal at the Montreal Canadiens
3rd period, 17:49, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Ryan McLeod and Rasmus Dahlin. Scored on Jacob Fowler. Score after the goal: BUF 8, MTL 3.
Zach Metsa (BUF @ MTL): Cycle, 4 passes, 24.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Cycle
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 24.2 mph
- Release distance
- 35 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 1.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 18.9 ft
- Time in the zone
- 10.2 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