Load fastRhockey NHL play-by-play (lite) — load_nhl_pbp

Same as load_nhl_pbp() but without line change (CHANGE) events, resulting in smaller file sizes.

Usage

load_nhl_pbp_lite(
  seasons = most_recent_nhl_season(),
  ...,
  dbConnection = NULL,
  tablename = NULL
)

Arguments

seasons: A vector of 4-digit years (the end year of the NHL season; e.g., 2026 for the 2025-26 season). Min: 2011.
...: Additional arguments passed to an underlying function.
dbConnection: A DBIConnection object, as returned by DBI::dbConnect()
tablename: The name of the data table within the database

Value

A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the same columns as load_nhl_pbp() but excluding line-change (CHANGE) events:

col_name	types	description
event_type	character	Standardized event type code.
event	character	Event description label.
secondary_type	character	Secondary event type (e.g. shot type).
event_team_abbr	character	Abbreviation of the team credited with the event.
event_team_type	character	Whether the event team is home or away.
description	character	Full text description of the event.
period	integer	Period number.
period_type	character	Period type (REGULAR/OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT).
period_time	character	Elapsed time in the period (MM:SS).
period_seconds	integer	Elapsed seconds in the period.
game_seconds	integer	Elapsed seconds in the game.
home_score	integer	Home team score after the event.
away_score	integer	Away team score after the event.
event_player_1_name	character	Name of the primary event player.
event_player_1_id	integer	Player id of the primary event player.
event_player_2_name	character	Name of the secondary event player.
event_player_2_id	integer	Player id of the secondary event player.
event_goalie_name	character	Name of the goalie on the event.
event_goalie_id	integer	Player id of the goalie on the event.
strength_state	character	Strength state (e.g. 5v5, 5v4).
x	integer	Raw x-coordinate of the event.
y	integer	Raw y-coordinate of the event.
shot_distance	numeric	Distance of the shot from the net.
shot_angle	numeric	Angle of the shot relative to the net.
game_id	integer	Unique game identifier.
season	integer	Season (concluding year, YYYY).
xg	numeric	Expected goals value for the shot event.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(load_nhl_pbp_lite(2026))
#> ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> # A tibble: 442,886 × 94
#>    event_type   event secondary_type event_team_abbr event_team_type description
#>    <chr>        <chr> <chr>          <chr>           <chr>           <chr>      
#>  1 FACEOFF      Face… NA             CHI             away            Jason Dick…
#>  2 PERIOD_START Peri… NA             NA              NA              Start of P…
#>  3 BLOCKED_SHOT Bloc… NA             CHI             away            Brad March…
#>  4 STOP         Stop… NA             NA              NA              Stoppage i…
#>  5 FACEOFF      Face… NA             CHI             away            Jason Dick…
#>  6 GIVEAWAY     Give… NA             FLA             home            Giveaway b…
#>  7 GIVEAWAY     Give… NA             CHI             away            Giveaway b…
#>  8 BLOCKED_SHOT Bloc… NA             CHI             away            Mackie Sam…
#>  9 STOP         Stop… NA             NA              NA              Stoppage i…
#> 10 FACEOFF      Face… NA             FLA             home            Jesper Boq…
#> # ℹ 442,876 more rows
#> # ℹ 88 more variables: period <int>, period_type <chr>, period_time <chr>,
#> #   period_seconds <int>, period_seconds_remaining <int>,
#> #   period_time_remaining <chr>, game_seconds <int>,
#> #   game_seconds_remaining <int>, home_score <int>, away_score <int>,
#> #   event_player_1_name <chr>, event_player_1_type <chr>,
#> #   event_player_1_id <int>, event_player_2_name <chr>, …
# }