NHL Edge Goalie 5v5 Top 10 — nhl_edge_goalie_5v5_top

Returns the NHL Edge top-10 5-on-5 goalie leaderboard for a given sort_by key. Wraps https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/edge/goalie-5v5-top-10/{sortBy}/.... When season is NULL (default) the /now endpoint is used to fetch the current season.

Usage

nhl_edge_goalie_5v5_top_10(sort_by, season = NULL, game_type = 2)

Arguments

sort_by: Character sort-by key accepted by the Edge API (e.g., "savePctg").
season: Optional 4-digit end-year (e.g., 2025 for the 2024-25 season), an 8-character API season (e.g., "20242025"), or NULL (default) for the current season via the /now endpoint.
game_type: Integer game type. 1 = preseason, 2 = regular season (default), 3 = playoffs.

Value

A fastRhockey_data tibble with the top-10 leaderboard, or NULL on failure / empty response.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(nhl_edge_goalie_5v5_top_10(sort_by = "savePctg"))
#> Request failed [404]. Retrying in 1 seconds...
#> Request failed [404]. Retrying in 3.3 seconds...
#> 2026-04-13 17:04:35.122151: Error fetching https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/edge/goalie-5v5-top-10/savePctg/now: The API returned an error
#> NULL
# }