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Get ESPN NHL Game Competition Detail (core-v2)

Usage

espn_nhl_game_competition(event_id, cid = event_id, ...)

Arguments

event_id

ESPN event (game) identifier.

cid

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

...

Reserved for forward compatibility.

Value

A one-row fastRhockey_data tibble with competition detail:

col_nametypesdescription
event_idcharacterESPN event id (echoed from arg).
cidcharacterCompetition id (echoed from arg).
idcharacterESPN competition identifier.
guidcharacterCompetition global unique identifier.
uidcharacterCompetition uid string.
datecharacterStart date/time (ISO 8601 UTC).
attendanceintegerAnnounced attendance.
neutral_sitelogicalWhether the game was played at a neutral venue.
time_validlogicalWhether the start time is confirmed.
boxscore_availablelogicalWhether boxscore data is available.
play_by_play_availablelogicalWhether play-by-play data is available.
linescore_availablelogicalWhether linescore data is available.
on_watch_espnlogicalWhether the game is/was on WatchESPN.
recentlogicalWhether the game is recent.
venue_refcharacter$ref URL for the venue.
competitors_refcharacter$ref URL for the competitors collection.
status_refcharacter$ref URL for the competition status object.
odds_refcharacter$ref URL for the odds collection.
officials_refcharacter$ref URL for the officials collection.
competition_refcharacter$ref URL for this competition object.

See also

Other ESPN NHL Functions: espn_nhl_athletes_index(), espn_nhl_award(), espn_nhl_awards(), espn_nhl_calendar(), espn_nhl_calendar_offseason(), espn_nhl_calendar_ondays(), espn_nhl_calendar_postseason(), espn_nhl_calendar_regular_season(), espn_nhl_coach(), espn_nhl_coach_record(), espn_nhl_coach_season(), espn_nhl_coaches(), espn_nhl_conferences(), espn_nhl_countries(), espn_nhl_draft(), espn_nhl_franchise(), espn_nhl_franchises(), espn_nhl_game(), espn_nhl_game_all(), espn_nhl_game_broadcasts(), espn_nhl_game_leaders(), espn_nhl_game_odds(), espn_nhl_game_official_detail(), espn_nhl_game_officials(), espn_nhl_game_play(), espn_nhl_game_play_personnel(), espn_nhl_game_plays(), espn_nhl_game_powerindex(), espn_nhl_game_predictor(), espn_nhl_game_probabilities(), espn_nhl_game_propbets(), espn_nhl_game_scoringplays(), espn_nhl_game_situation(), espn_nhl_game_status(), espn_nhl_game_team(), espn_nhl_game_team_leaders(), espn_nhl_game_team_linescores(), espn_nhl_game_team_record(), espn_nhl_game_team_roster(), espn_nhl_game_team_statistics(), espn_nhl_game_teams(), espn_nhl_games(), espn_nhl_injuries(), espn_nhl_leaders(), espn_nhl_leaders_core(), espn_nhl_league_notes(), espn_nhl_league_root(), espn_nhl_news(), espn_nhl_pbp(), espn_nhl_player_awards(), espn_nhl_player_bio(), espn_nhl_player_box(), espn_nhl_player_career_stats(), espn_nhl_player_contracts(), espn_nhl_player_core(), espn_nhl_player_eventlog(), espn_nhl_player_gamelog(), espn_nhl_player_info(), espn_nhl_player_injuries(), espn_nhl_player_news(), espn_nhl_player_notes(), espn_nhl_player_overview(), espn_nhl_player_records(), espn_nhl_player_seasons(), espn_nhl_player_splits(), espn_nhl_player_statistics(), espn_nhl_player_statisticslog(), espn_nhl_player_stats_v3(), espn_nhl_player_vs_player(), espn_nhl_players_index(), espn_nhl_position(), espn_nhl_positions(), espn_nhl_providers(), espn_nhl_schedule(), espn_nhl_scoreboard(), espn_nhl_season_athletes(), espn_nhl_season_awards(), espn_nhl_season_coaches(), espn_nhl_season_draft(), espn_nhl_season_draft_round_picks(), espn_nhl_season_freeagents(), espn_nhl_season_futures(), espn_nhl_season_group(), espn_nhl_season_group_children(), espn_nhl_season_group_teams(), espn_nhl_season_groups(), espn_nhl_season_info(), espn_nhl_season_players(), espn_nhl_season_pointer(), espn_nhl_season_powerindex(), espn_nhl_season_powerindex_leaders(), espn_nhl_season_team(), espn_nhl_season_teams(), espn_nhl_season_type(), espn_nhl_season_type_corrections(), espn_nhl_season_type_leaders(), espn_nhl_season_types(), espn_nhl_season_week(), espn_nhl_season_week_games(), espn_nhl_season_weeks(), espn_nhl_seasons(), espn_nhl_standings(), espn_nhl_standings_core(), espn_nhl_statistics_league(), espn_nhl_summary(), espn_nhl_talentpicks(), espn_nhl_team(), espn_nhl_team_box(), espn_nhl_team_core(), espn_nhl_team_depthcharts(), espn_nhl_team_history(), espn_nhl_team_injuries(), espn_nhl_team_leaders(), espn_nhl_team_news(), espn_nhl_team_record(), espn_nhl_team_roster(), espn_nhl_team_schedule(), espn_nhl_team_transactions(), espn_nhl_teams_core(), espn_nhl_teams_site(), espn_nhl_tournaments(), espn_nhl_transactions(), espn_nhl_venue(), espn_nhl_venues()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  try({
    sb <- espn_nhl_scoreboard(dates = "20250110")
    espn_nhl_game_competition(event_id = sb$game_id[1])
  })
#> ── NHL Game Competition data from ESPN core-v2 ──────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:17:28 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 20
#>   event_id  cid       id    guid  uid   date  attendance neutral_site time_valid
#>   <chr>     <chr>     <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>      <int> <lgl>        <lgl>     
#> 1 401688263 401688263 4016… 82db… s:70… 2025…      19515 FALSE        TRUE      
#> # ℹ 11 more variables: boxscore_available <lgl>, play_by_play_available <lgl>,
#> #   linescore_available <lgl>, on_watch_espn <lgl>, recent <lgl>,
#> #   venue_ref <chr>, competitors_ref <chr>, status_ref <chr>, odds_ref <chr>,
#> #   officials_ref <chr>, competition_ref <chr>
# }