Load fastRhockey NHL scoring summary — load_nhl

Helper that loads multiple seasons of NHL goal-scoring event data from the sportsdataverse-data releases.

Usage

load_nhl_scoring(
  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 one row per goal and the following columns:

col_name	types	description
situationCode	character	Strength/situation code for the goal.
eventId	integer	NHL event identifier.
strength	character	Strength state at which the goal was scored.
playerId	integer	Player id of the goal scorer.
firstName	list	Scorer first name (localized list).
lastName	list	Scorer last name (localized list).
name	list	Scorer display name (localized list).
teamAbbrev	list	Scoring team abbreviation (localized list).
headshot	character	URL to the scorer headshot image.
highlightClipSharingUrl	character	Shareable URL for the goal highlight clip.
highlightClip	numeric	Highlight clip identifier.
discreteClip	numeric	Discrete clip identifier.
goalsToDate	integer	Scorer goal total to date in the season.
awayScore	integer	Away team score after the goal.
homeScore	integer	Home team score after the goal.
leadingTeamAbbrev	list	Abbreviation of the leading team (localized list).
timeInPeriod	character	Time within the period the goal was scored.
shotType	character	Type of shot on the goal.
goalModifier	character	Goal modifier (e.g. empty-net, power-play).
assists	list	List of assisting players on the goal.
pptReplayUrl	character	URL to the power-play replay, if any.
homeTeamDefendingSide	character	Side of the ice the home team defended.
isHome	logical	Whether the scoring team is the home team.
period_number	integer	Period number the goal was scored in.
period_type	character	Period type (REG/OT/SO).

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(load_nhl_scoring(2026))
#> ── NHL scoring summary ──────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-07-22 23:49:22 UTC
#> # A tibble: 8,691 × 48
#>    situationCode eventId strength playerId firstName.default firstName.cs
#>    <chr>           <int> <chr>       <int> <chr>             <chr>       
#>  1 1551              258 ev        8483493 Frank             NA          
#>  2 1551              274 ev        8478421 A.J.              NA          
#>  3 1451              366 pp        8477409 Carter            NA          
#>  4 1551              630 ev        8476882 Teuvo             NA          
#>  5 1551             1101 ev        8480003 Jesper            NA          
#>  6 1551              481 ev        8479638 Justin            NA          
#>  7 1560             1123 ev        8479638 Justin            NA          
#>  8 1560              112 ev        8481481 Blake             NA          
#>  9 1551              562 ev        8480039 Martin            NA          
#> 10 1551              647 ev        8484258 Sam               NA          
#> # ℹ 8,681 more rows
#> # ℹ 42 more variables: firstName.de <chr>, firstName.es <chr>,
#> #   firstName.fi <chr>, firstName.sk <chr>, firstName.sv <chr>,
#> #   firstName.fr <chr>, lastName.default <chr>, lastName.cs <chr>,
#> #   lastName.fi <chr>, lastName.sk <chr>, lastName.de <chr>, lastName.es <chr>,
#> #   lastName.sv <chr>, name.default <chr>, name.cs <chr>, name.de <chr>,
#> #   name.fi <chr>, name.sk <chr>, name.sv <chr>, teamAbbrev.default <chr>, …
# }