Returns the NHL Edge 5-on-5 advanced-metrics detail payload
for a single goalie. Wraps
https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/edge/goalie-5v5-detail/{playerId}/....
When season is NULL (default) the /now endpoint is used to
fetch the current season.
Arguments
- player_id
Integer NHL player ID (e.g.,
8475883for Andrei Vasilevskiy).- season
Optional 4-digit end-year (e.g.,
2025for the 2024-25 season), an 8-character API season (e.g.,"20242025"), orNULL(default) for the current season via the/nowendpoint.- game_type
Integer game type. 1 = preseason, 2 = regular season (default), 3 = playoffs.
Value
A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns:
| col_name | types | description |
| game_center_link | character | URL to the game center page. |
| save_pctg | numeric | Save percentage. |
| game_date | character | Game date. |
| decision | character | Goalie decision (W/L/OT). |
| player_on_home_team | logical | Whether the goalie played for the home team. |
| home_team_abbrev | character | Home team abbreviation. |
| home_team_slug | character | Home team slug. |
| home_team_common_name_default | character | Home team common name (default language). |
| home_team_common_name_fr | character | Home team common name (French). |
| home_team_place_name_with_preposition_default | character | Home team place name with preposition (def). |
| home_team_place_name_with_preposition_fr | character | Home team place name with preposition (FR). |
| home_team_team_logo_light | character | Home team logo URL (light variant). |
| home_team_team_logo_dark | character | Home team logo URL (dark variant). |
| away_team_abbrev | character | Away team abbreviation. |
| away_team_slug | character | Away team slug. |
| away_team_common_name_default | character | Away team common name (default language). |
| away_team_place_name_with_preposition_default | character | Away team place name with preposition (def). |
| away_team_place_name_with_preposition_fr | character | Away team place name with preposition (FR). |
| away_team_team_logo_light | character | Away team logo URL (light variant). |
| away_team_team_logo_dark | character | Away team logo URL (dark variant). |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_edge_goalie_5v5_detail(player_id = 8475883))
#> ── NHL Edge Goalie 5v5 Detail ───────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 03:24:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 10 × 19
#> game_center_link save_pctg game_date player_on_home_team decision
#> <chr> <dbl> <chr> <lgl> <chr>
#> 1 /gamecenter/car-vs-vgk/2026… 0.786 2026-06-… FALSE NA
#> 2 /gamecenter/vgk-vs-car/2026… 0.913 2026-06-… TRUE W
#> 3 /gamecenter/vgk-vs-car/2026… 0.75 2026-06-… TRUE L
#> 4 /gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2026… 1 2026-05-… TRUE W
#> 5 /gamecenter/car-vs-mtl/2026… 1 2026-05-… FALSE W
#> 6 /gamecenter/car-vs-mtl/2026… 0.909 2026-05-… FALSE W
#> 7 /gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2026… 0.833 2026-05-… TRUE W
#> 8 /gamecenter/mtl-vs-car/2026… 0.733 2026-05-… TRUE L
#> 9 /gamecenter/car-vs-phi/2026… 0.867 2026-05-… FALSE W
#> 10 /gamecenter/car-vs-phi/2026… 1 2026-05-… FALSE W
#> # ℹ 14 more variables: home_team_abbrev <chr>, home_team_slug <chr>,
#> # home_team_common_name_default <chr>,
#> # home_team_place_name_with_preposition_default <chr>,
#> # home_team_place_name_with_preposition_fr <chr>,
#> # home_team_team_logo_light <chr>, home_team_team_logo_dark <chr>,
#> # away_team_abbrev <chr>, away_team_slug <chr>,
#> # away_team_common_name_default <chr>, …
# }