NHL EDGE tracking · Saturday, May 16, 2026
Arber Xhekaj goal vs the Buffalo Sabres
1st period, 01:40, even strength 5-on-5. Assisted by Jake Evans. Scored on Alex Lyon. Score after the goal: BUF 1, MTL 1.
Arber Xhekaj (MTL vs BUF): Off the faceoff, 0 passes, 61.3 mph shot.
Goal anatomy
- Play
- Off the faceoff
- Passes before the goal
- 0
- Shot type
- Snap
- Shot speed
- 61.3 mph
- Release distance
- 45 ft
- Scorer’s skating speed
- 9.3 mph
- Closest defender at release
- 15.6 ft
- Time in the zone
- 8.8 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