Get ESPN MCH Game Scoring Plays (core-v2)
Source:R/espn_ncaa_hockey.R
espn_mch_game_scoringplays.RdGet ESPN MCH Game Scoring Plays (core-v2)
Arguments
- event_id
ESPN event (game) identifier.
- cid
Competition identifier. Defaults to
event_id.- limit
Maximum number of plays to fetch for filtering. Defaults to
300. Only used when the dedicatedscoringplaysendpoint is unavailable and the function falls back to filteringgame_plays().- ...
Reserved for forward compatibility.
Value
A fastRhockey_data tibble with one row per scoring play (goal).
Implementation note: The dedicated /scoringplays core-v2 endpoint
returns 404 for MCH; this function falls back to fetching all plays via
espn_mch_game_plays() and filtering to rows where scoring_play == TRUE.
Columns are the same as espn_mch_game_plays():
| col_name | types | description |
| event_id | character | ESPN event id (echoed from arg). |
| cid | character | Competition 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 (always "Goal" for scoring plays). |
| text | character | Full play description text. |
| period_number | integer | Period number of the goal. |
| clock_display | character | Clock time of the goal. |
| away_score | integer | Away team score after the goal. |
| home_score | integer | Home team score after the goal. |
| scoring_play | logical | Always TRUE. |
| score_value | integer | Always 1 for MCH goals. |
| coordinate_x | numeric | X coordinate of the shot. |
| coordinate_y | numeric | Y coordinate of the shot. |
| strength_text | character | Strength situation (e.g. "Even Strength", "Power Play"). |
| team_ref | character | $ref URL for the scoring team. |
Details
League slug mens-college-hockey; season is the END year (2026 = 2025-26). Same ESPN helper as espn_nhl_game_scoringplays() (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(),
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_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()
Examples
# \donttest{
try({
sb <- espn_mch_scoreboard(dates = "20250110")
espn_mch_game_scoringplays(event_id = sb$game_id[1])
})
#> ! 2026-10-13 01:52:12.545713: No plays returned for event 401715296.
#> ! 2026-10-13 01:52:12.549326: No plays data available to filter for scoring plays (event 401715296).
#> data frame with 0 columns and 0 rows
# }