Get ESPN MCH Game Play Detail (core-v2)

Get ESPN MCH Game Play Detail (core-v2)

Usage

espn_mch_game_play(event_id, cid = event_id, play_id, ...)

Arguments

event_id

ESPN event (game) identifier. Use espn_mch_scoreboard()$game_id to find valid event ids.

cid

Competition identifier. Defaults to event_id (for MCH the single competition always has the same id as its parent event).

play_id

ESPN play identifier. Use espn_mch_game_plays(event_id)$id to find valid play ids for a game.

...

Reserved for forward compatibility.

Value

A one-row fastRhockey_data tibble with play detail:

col_name	types	description
event_id	character	ESPN event id (echoed from arg).
cid	character	Competition id (echoed from arg).
play_id	character	ESPN play id (echoed from arg).
id	character	ESPN play identifier.
sequence_number	integer	Play sequence number within the game.
type_id	character	Play type id.
type_text	character	Play type label (e.g. "Goal", "Shot").
type_abbreviation	character	Play type abbreviation.
text	character	Full play description text.
short_text	character	Short play description text.
away_score	integer	Away team score after this play.
home_score	integer	Home team score after this play.
period_number	integer	Period number (1-3 regulation, 4+ OT).
period_display	character	Period display string (e.g. "1st").
clock_value	numeric	Clock value in seconds.
clock_display	character	Clock display string (e.g. "19:34").
scoring_play	logical	Whether this play resulted in a goal.
score_value	integer	Point value of the scoring play.
priority	logical	Whether this is a priority play for display.
shooting_play	logical	Whether this is a shot on goal.
is_penalty	logical	Whether this is a penalty play.
wallclock	character	Wall-clock UTC timestamp of the play.
play_ref	character	$ref URL for this play object.

Details

League slug mens-college-hockey; season is the END year (2026 = 2025-26). Same ESPN helper as espn_nhl_game_play() (columns inherited); a collection may be empty.

See also

Other ESPN MCH Functions: espn_mch_award(), espn_mch_awards(), espn_mch_calendar(), espn_mch_coach(), espn_mch_coach_record(), espn_mch_coach_season(), espn_mch_conferences(), espn_mch_draft(), espn_mch_fpi(), espn_mch_franchise(), espn_mch_franchises(), espn_mch_game(), espn_mch_game_broadcasts(), espn_mch_game_competition(), espn_mch_game_leaders(), espn_mch_game_odds(), espn_mch_game_official_detail(), espn_mch_game_officials(), espn_mch_game_play_personnel(), espn_mch_game_plays(), espn_mch_game_powerindex(), espn_mch_game_predictor(), espn_mch_game_probabilities(), espn_mch_game_propbets(), espn_mch_game_scoringplays(), espn_mch_game_situation(), espn_mch_game_status(), espn_mch_game_team(), espn_mch_game_team_leaders(), espn_mch_game_team_linescores(), espn_mch_game_team_record(), espn_mch_game_team_roster(), espn_mch_game_team_statistics(), espn_mch_game_teams(), espn_mch_games(), espn_mch_injuries(), espn_mch_leaders(), espn_mch_leaders_core(), espn_mch_league_notes(), espn_mch_league_root(), espn_mch_news(), espn_mch_player_awards(), espn_mch_player_bio(), espn_mch_player_career_stats(), espn_mch_player_contracts(), espn_mch_player_core(), espn_mch_player_eventlog(), espn_mch_player_gamelog(), espn_mch_player_info(), espn_mch_player_injuries(), espn_mch_player_news(), espn_mch_player_notes(), espn_mch_player_overview(), espn_mch_player_records(), espn_mch_player_seasons(), espn_mch_player_splits(), espn_mch_player_statisticslog(), espn_mch_player_stats(), espn_mch_player_vs_player(), espn_mch_players_index(), espn_mch_position(), espn_mch_positions(), espn_mch_rankings(), espn_mch_recruiting_players(), espn_mch_recruiting_rankings(), espn_mch_recruiting_years(), espn_mch_scoreboard(), espn_mch_season_awards(), espn_mch_season_coaches(), espn_mch_season_draft(), espn_mch_season_draft_round_picks(), espn_mch_season_freeagents(), espn_mch_season_futures(), espn_mch_season_group(), espn_mch_season_group_children(), espn_mch_season_group_teams(), espn_mch_season_groups(), espn_mch_season_info(), espn_mch_season_players(), espn_mch_season_pointer(), espn_mch_season_powerindex(), espn_mch_season_powerindex_leaders(), espn_mch_season_recruits(), espn_mch_season_team(), espn_mch_season_teams(), espn_mch_season_type(), espn_mch_season_type_corrections(), espn_mch_season_type_leaders(), espn_mch_season_types(), espn_mch_season_week(), espn_mch_season_week_games(), espn_mch_season_week_powerindex(), espn_mch_season_week_rankings(), espn_mch_season_weeks(), espn_mch_seasons(), espn_mch_standings(), espn_mch_standings_core(), espn_mch_statistics_league(), espn_mch_summary(), espn_mch_talentpicks(), espn_mch_team(), espn_mch_team_core(), espn_mch_team_depthcharts(), espn_mch_team_history(), espn_mch_team_injuries(), espn_mch_team_leaders(), espn_mch_team_news(), espn_mch_team_record(), espn_mch_team_roster(), espn_mch_team_schedule(), espn_mch_team_transactions(), espn_mch_teams_core(), espn_mch_teams_site(), espn_mch_tournaments(), espn_mch_transactions(), espn_mch_venue(), espn_mch_venues()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  try({
    sb  <- espn_mch_scoreboard(dates = "20250110")
    eid <- sb$game_id[1]
    pls <- espn_mch_game_plays(event_id = eid)
    espn_mch_game_play(event_id = eid, play_id = pls$id[1])
  })
#> ! 2026-10-13 01:52:09.843631: No plays returned for event 401715296.
#> ── MENS-COLLEGE-HOCKEY Game Play data from ESPN core-v2 ────────────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:52:09 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 23
#>   event_id  cid       play_id id    sequence_number type_id type_text
#>   <chr>     <chr>     <chr>   <chr>           <int> <chr>   <chr>    
#> 1 401715296 401715296 NA      NA                 NA NA      NA       
#> # ℹ 16 more variables: type_abbreviation <chr>, text <chr>, short_text <chr>,
#> #   away_score <int>, home_score <int>, period_number <int>,
#> #   period_display <chr>, clock_value <dbl>, clock_display <chr>,
#> #   scoring_play <lgl>, score_value <int>, priority <lgl>, shooting_play <lgl>,
#> #   is_penalty <lgl>, wallclock <chr>, play_ref <chr>
# }