NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Ivan Demidov goal vs the Buffalo Sabres
1st period, 08:12, power play 5-on-4. Assisted by Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield. Scored on Alex Lyon. Score after the goal: BUF 1, MTL 2.
Ivan Demidov (MTL vs BUF): Forecheck turnover, 4 passes, 67.2 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Forecheck turnover
- Passes before the goal
- 4
- Royal-road pass
- Yes
- Finish
- one-timer
- Shot type
- Slap
- Shot speed
- 67.2 mph
- Release distance
- 29 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 4.2 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 15.1 ft
- Time in the zone
- 9.0 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