Metal Ligaen Game Center

Game-center bundle of one match as one row: game data, team stats, goal and penalty lists.

Wraps GET https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/den.hokejovyzapis.cz/widget/esports/match/{match_id}.json of the Metal Ligaen eSports bucket. Example: https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/den.hokejovyzapis.cz/widget/esports/match/575.json. Seasons are END years (2027 = 2026/27); every request waits at least one second after the last one to the same host.

Usage

metal_game_center(match_id, return_parsed = TRUE)

Arguments

match_id

Match id (per-bucket match key space: match_id in metal_schedule). Not the league website's game id.

return_parsed

Parse the payload into a tibble (default TRUE); FALSE returns the raw decoded JSON body (a nested list).

Value

A tibble::tibble() with one row per row of the file (zero rows, carrying the documented columns, for an empty frame); the raw JSON list when return_parsed = FALSE. Columns:

col_name	type	description
status_id	integer	Widget API status code, a code and not a joinable id: 1 = OK.
status_msg	character	Widget API status text, Ok.
data_game_data_id	integer	Match id (match key space, per bucket); joins to league-matches matches[].id and the {match_id} path param.
data_game_data_division_id	integer	League part id under the widget's name divisionId (league-part key space, per bucket: one stage of a competition, e.g. ICEHL 56 = 2026/27 regular season); joins to league_part_id in league-matches and the {league_part_id} path param.
data_game_data_division_longname	character	League part name, e.g. ICEHL 2026/27.
data_game_data_division_shortname	character	League part name, e.g. ICEHL 2026/27.
data_game_data_scheduled_date_formatted_short	character	Short display text DD.MM.YY (plus HH:MM for times).
data_game_data_scheduled_date_formatted_long	character	Long display text, e.g. 18.September. 2026.
data_game_data_scheduled_date_timestamp	numeric	Epoch milliseconds.
data_game_data_scheduled_date_value	character	ISO text YYYY-MM-DD (plus HH:MM for times).
data_game_data_scheduled_date_diff_to_now	integer	Difference to now as computed by the widget server; 0 in the samples.
data_game_data_scheduled_time	character	Local time HH:MM (scheduled face-off, actual start, actual end).
data_game_data_start_time	character	Local time HH:MM (scheduled face-off, actual start, actual end).
data_game_data_end_time	character	Local time HH:MM (scheduled face-off, actual start, actual end).
data_game_data_is_overtime	integer	Overtime flag sent as an integer, 1 = yes.
data_game_data_is_shoot_out	integer	Shootout flag sent as an integer, 1 = yes.
data_game_data_home_team_id	integer	Team id (team key space, per bucket, stable across seasons); joins to league-matches home.id / guest.id and the {team_id} path param.
data_game_data_home_team_longname	character	Team name: long, short (three-letter code) or display ('flavour') form.
data_game_data_home_team_shortname	character	Team name: long, short (three-letter code) or display ('flavour') form.
data_game_data_home_team_flavourname	character	Team name: long, short (three-letter code) or display ('flavour') form.
data_game_data_home_team_score	integer	Final goals of the home or away team (by name).
data_game_data_away_team_id	integer	Team id (team key space, per bucket, stable across seasons); joins to league-matches home.id / guest.id and the {team_id} path param.
data_game_data_away_team_longname	character	Team name: long, short (three-letter code) or display ('flavour') form.
data_game_data_away_team_shortname	character	Team name: long, short (three-letter code) or display ('flavour') form.
data_game_data_away_team_flavourname	character	Team name: long, short (three-letter code) or display ('flavour') form.
data_game_data_away_team_score	integer	Final goals of the home or away team (by name).
data_game_data_game_status	integer	Game status code; 4 = finished in the samples (other codes unverified).
data_game_data_game_extended_status	integer	Extended status code; 0 in the samples.
data_game_data_game_extended_status_info_text	character	Extended status text; empty string in the samples.
data_game_data_game_name	character	Game number sent as a string (e.g. "66").
data_game_data_game_day	character	Matchday number sent as a string ("1"); null in Denmark.
data_game_data_game_round	integer	Round number; 0 in the samples.
data_game_data_location_longname	character	Arena name; empty string when not set.
data_game_data_location_shortname	character	Arena name; empty string when not set.
data_game_data_location_coordinates_lat	integer	Latitude / longitude; 0 placeholder in the samples.
data_game_data_location_coordinates_lng	integer	Latitude / longitude; 0 placeholder in the samples.
data_game_data_attendance	integer	Spectators at the game (attendance).
data_game_data_live_time	integer	Game clock, seconds of game time from the opening face-off (0-3600 in regulation, continuing through overtime). 3600 at the end of regulation.
data_game_data_live_time_formatted	character	Clock text; the placeholder END-GAME after the game, m:ss while live.
data_game_data_live_time_period	integer	Current period number; 4 after the game.
data_game_data_live_time_string	character	Clock text; the placeholder END-GAME after the game, m:ss while live.
data_game_data_live_time_game_phase	character	Game phase text, e.g. END OF GAME.
data_game_data_period_stats	character	Per-period score and shots.
data_game_data_game_officials_ref1_lastname	character	Last name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_game_officials_ref1_firstname	character	First name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_game_officials_ref2_lastname	character	Last name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_game_officials_ref2_firstname	character	First name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_game_officials_linesman1_lastname	character	Last name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_game_officials_linesman1_firstname	character	First name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_game_officials_linesman2_lastname	character	Last name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_game_officials_linesman2_firstname	character	First name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_team_officials_headcoachhome_lastname	character	Last name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_team_officials_headcoachhome_firstname	character	First name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_team_officials_headcoachaway_lastname	character	Last name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_team_officials_headcoachaway_firstname	character	First name of that official or coach.
data_game_data_live_time_period_bar	character	Period progress bar; null in the samples, so unobserved.
data_game_data_you_tube_link	character	Video link; null in the samples, so unobserved.
data_game_data_number_of_periods	integer	Regulation periods (3) or the maximum overtimes allowed.
data_game_data_length_of_period	integer	Length of a period or overtime, seconds (1200).
data_game_data_number_of_overtimes	integer	Regulation periods (3) or the maximum overtimes allowed.
data_game_data_length_of_overtime	integer	Length of a period or overtime, seconds (1200).
data_game_data_shootout_shots	integer	Shootout attempts in the game.
data_game_data_images_home_team_logo	character	Team logo; null in the samples, so unobserved.
data_game_data_images_away_team_logo	character	Team logo; null in the samples, so unobserved.
data_game_data_streams	character	Video streams; empty array in the samples.
data_game_data_home_team_logo_url	character	Team logo URL; null in the samples, so unobserved.
data_game_data_away_team_logo_url	character	Team logo URL; null in the samples, so unobserved.
data_home_goals	character	Goals scored by that team.
data_home_penalties	character	Penalties of that team.
data_home_field_players	character	Skaters of that team with their game stats.
data_home_goal_keepers	character	Goalies of that team with their game stats.
data_home_team_stats_faceoffs_won	integer	Face-offs the team won in this game.
data_home_team_stats_faceoffs_total	integer	Face-offs the team took in this game.
data_home_team_stats_shots_on_goal	integer	Team shots that reached the goalie in this game.
data_home_team_stats_shots_blocked	integer	Team blocked-shot count in this game (direction unverified).
data_home_team_stats_penalty_minutes	integer	Penalty minutes assessed to the team in this game.
data_home_team_stats_powerplay_goals	integer	Goals the team scored on the power play in this game.
data_home_team_stats_powerplay_opportunities	integer	Power plays the team had in this game.
data_home_team_stats_penaltykill_successes	integer	Penalties killed without conceding.
data_home_team_stats_penaltykill_situations	integer	Times the team had to kill a penalty in this game.
data_home_team_stats_time_values_leading	integer	Seconds spent leading, tied or trailing (by name).
data_home_team_stats_time_values_tied	integer	Seconds spent leading, tied or trailing (by name).
data_home_team_stats_time_values_trailing	integer	Seconds spent leading, tied or trailing (by name).
data_home_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_even	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_home_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_plus_one	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_home_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_plus_two	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_home_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_minus_one	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_home_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_minus_two	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_home_team_stats_time_values_time_on_powerplay	integer	Seconds on the power play.
data_home_team_stats_time_values_time_while_shorthanded	integer	Seconds the team played shorthanded in this game.
data_away_goals	character	Goals scored by that team.
data_away_penalties	character	Penalties of that team.
data_away_field_players	character	Skaters of that team with their game stats.
data_away_goal_keepers	character	Goalies of that team with their game stats.
data_away_team_stats_faceoffs_won	integer	Face-offs the team won in this game.
data_away_team_stats_faceoffs_total	integer	Face-offs the team took in this game.
data_away_team_stats_shots_on_goal	integer	Team shots that reached the goalie in this game.
data_away_team_stats_shots_blocked	integer	Team blocked-shot count in this game (direction unverified).
data_away_team_stats_penalty_minutes	integer	Penalty minutes assessed to the team in this game.
data_away_team_stats_powerplay_goals	integer	Goals the team scored on the power play in this game.
data_away_team_stats_powerplay_opportunities	integer	Power plays the team had in this game.
data_away_team_stats_penaltykill_successes	integer	Penalties killed without conceding.
data_away_team_stats_penaltykill_situations	integer	Times the team had to kill a penalty in this game.
data_away_team_stats_time_values_leading	integer	Seconds spent leading, tied or trailing (by name).
data_away_team_stats_time_values_tied	integer	Seconds spent leading, tied or trailing (by name).
data_away_team_stats_time_values_trailing	integer	Seconds spent leading, tied or trailing (by name).
data_away_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_even	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_away_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_plus_one	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_away_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_plus_two	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_away_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_minus_one	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_away_team_stats_time_values_time_game_strength_minus_two	integer	Seconds at that skater difference (even, +1, +2, -1, -2).
data_away_team_stats_time_values_time_on_powerplay	integer	Seconds on the power play.
data_away_team_stats_time_values_time_while_shorthanded	integer	Seconds the team played shorthanded in this game.
data_home_goal_keeper_changes	character	Goalie on/off events of that team.
data_away_goal_keeper_changes	character	Goalie on/off events of that team.
data_game_actions	character	Empty array in both samples; item shape unobserved.
data_faceoffs_head_to_head	character	Empty array in both samples; item shape unobserved.
data_faceoffs_individual	character	Empty array in both samples; item shape unobserved.
data_game_situations	character	Empty array in both samples; item shape unobserved.
calc_time	integer	Server computation time; 0 in the samples.
last_update_formatted_short	character	Short display text DD.MM.YY (plus HH:MM for times).
last_update_formatted_long	character	Long display text, e.g. 18.September. 2026.
last_update_timestamp	numeric	Epoch milliseconds.
last_update_value	character	ISO text YYYY-MM-DD (plus HH:MM for times).
served_by_server	character	Host that built the bundle, e.g. icehl.hokejovyzapis.cz.

Errors

Signalled as classed conditions: fastRhockey_no_data when the bucket has no such key (S3 404 NoSuchKey: unknown season, competition, match or team) or the file holds no rows (an unplayed game, an empty shot shell); fastRhockey_asset_fetch for any other non-2xx answer (403 AccessDenied), a connection failure after retries, an empty or unreadable 200 body, an error envelope, a body of the wrong shape, or a body for another season or game; fastRhockey_bad_request for an HTTP 400/422 or an invalid argument. All three also inherit fastRhockey_error. Wrappers raise; they never warn and return an empty frame.

See also

Metal Ligaen (the league site whose widgets read this public eSports bucket)

Other Metal Ligaen eSports functions: metal_game_info(), metal_goalie_box(), metal_pbp(), metal_player_box(), metal_schedule(), metal_standings(), metal_top_scorers()

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(metal_game_center(match_id = 575))
#> ── Metal Ligaen game_center from the eSports hokejovyzapis bucket ──────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:56:55 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 125
#>   status_id status_msg data_game_data_id data_game_data_division_id
#>       <int> <chr>                  <int>                      <int>
#> 1         1 Ok                       575                          7
#> # ℹ 121 more variables: data_game_data_division_longname <chr>,
#> #   data_game_data_division_shortname <chr>,
#> #   data_game_data_scheduled_date_formatted_short <chr>,
#> #   data_game_data_scheduled_date_formatted_long <chr>,
#> #   data_game_data_scheduled_date_timestamp <dbl>,
#> #   data_game_data_scheduled_date_value <chr>,
#> #   data_game_data_scheduled_date_diff_to_now <int>, …
# }