Helper that loads multiple seasons of NHL per-period shot totals (one row per team per period per game) from the sportsdataverse-data releases.
Usage
load_nhl_shots_by_period(
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
DBIConnectionobject, as returned byDBI::dbConnect()- tablename
The name of the data table within the database
Value
A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with one row per team per period
per game 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. |
| home_away | character | Home or away indicator. |
| period_number | integer | Period number (1-3 regulation, 4+ for OT/SO). |
| period_type | character | Period type (REG/OT/SO). |
| shots | integer | Shots on goal in the period. |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(load_nhl_shots_by_period(2026))
#> ── NHL shots by period ──────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-07-22 23:49:22 UTC
#> # A tibble: 4,653 × 9
#> period period_type max_regulation_periods ot_periods away home game_id
#> <int> <chr> <int> <int> <int> <int> <int>
#> 1 1 REG 3 NA 3 17 2025020001
#> 2 2 REG 3 NA 11 9 2025020001
#> 3 3 REG 3 NA 5 11 2025020001
#> 4 1 REG 3 NA 8 7 2025020002
#> 5 2 REG 3 NA 8 13 2025020002
#> 6 3 REG 3 NA 15 5 2025020002
#> 7 1 REG 3 NA 7 6 2025020003
#> 8 2 REG 3 NA 11 5 2025020003
#> 9 3 REG 3 NA 5 14 2025020003
#> 10 1 REG 3 NA 11 8 2025020004
#> # ℹ 4,643 more rows
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: season <int>, game_date <chr>
# }