NHL Edge Goalie Comparison — nhl_edge_goalie

Returns the NHL Edge goalie comparison payload for a single focus goalie versus a cohort. Wraps https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/edge/goalie-comparison/{playerId}/.... When season is NULL (default) the /now endpoint is used to fetch the current season.

Usage

nhl_edge_goalie_comparison(player_id, season = NULL, game_type = 2)

Arguments

player_id: Integer NHL player ID (e.g., 8475883 for Andrei Vasilevskiy).
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 comparing the focus goalie against the cohort, or NULL on failure / empty response.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(nhl_edge_goalie_comparison(player_id = 8475883))
#> ── NHL Edge Goalie Comparison ───────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-13 17:04:35 UTC
#> # A tibble: 5 × 2
#>         id game_types
#>      <int> <list>    
#> 1 20212022 <int [1]> 
#> 2 20222023 <int [2]> 
#> 3 20232024 <int [2]> 
#> 4 20242025 <int [2]> 
#> 5 20252026 <int [1]> 
# }