Load fastRhockey NHL shootout summary — load_nhl

Helper that loads multiple seasons of NHL shootout-attempt data (one row per shooter per shootout, with result + goalie) from the sportsdataverse-data releases. Only games that ended in a shootout contribute rows.

Usage

load_nhl_shootout(
  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 shootout attempt (only games that ended in a shootout contribute rows) and the following columns:

col_name	types	description
game_id	integer	Unique game identifier.
season	integer	Season (concluding year, YYYY).
game_date	character	Game date.
sequence	integer	Order of the attempt within the shootout.
team_abbrev	character	Abbreviation of the shooting team.
player_id	integer	Player id of the shooter.
first_name	character	Shooter first name.
last_name	character	Shooter last name.
shot_type	character	Type of shot taken (e.g. wrist, snap, backhand).
result	character	Attempt result (goal/save/miss).
game_winner	logical	Whether this attempt was the decisive one.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(load_nhl_shootout(2026))
#> ── NHL shootout summary ─────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-07-22 23:49:22 UTC
#> # A tibble: 929 × 32
#>     home  away    game_id  season game_date sequence playerId teamAbbrev.default
#>    <int> <int>      <int>   <int> <chr>        <int>    <int> <chr>             
#>  1     1     2 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…       NA       NA NA                
#>  2    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        1  8478402 EDM               
#>  3    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        2  8477993 CGY               
#>  4    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        3  8477934 EDM               
#>  5    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        4  8480028 CGY               
#>  6    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        5  8476454 EDM               
#>  7    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        6  8478397 CGY               
#>  8    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        7  8485493 EDM               
#>  9    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        8  8482679 CGY               
#> 10    NA    NA 2025020006  2.03e7 2025-10-…        9  8483455 EDM               
#> # ℹ 919 more rows
#> # ℹ 24 more variables: firstName.default <chr>, firstName.cs <chr>,
#> #   firstName.de <chr>, firstName.es <chr>, firstName.fi <chr>,
#> #   firstName.sk <chr>, firstName.sv <chr>, lastName.default <chr>,
#> #   lastName.cs <chr>, lastName.fi <chr>, lastName.sk <chr>, lastName.sv <chr>,
#> #   shotType <chr>, result <chr>, headshot <chr>, gameWinner <lgl>,
#> #   homeScore <int>, awayScore <int>, discreteClip <dbl>, …
# }