NHL Edge Goalie Shot Location Detail
Source:R/nhl_edge_goalie_shot_location_detail.R
nhl_edge_goalie_shot_location_detail.RdReturns the NHL Edge shot-location detail payload for a
single goalie. Wraps
https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/edge/goalie-shot-location-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 |
| area | character | Net/ice zone the shots were taken from. |
| shots_against | integer | Shots faced from the area. |
| saves | integer | Saves made from the area. |
| goals_against | integer | Goals against from the area. |
| save_pctg | numeric | Save percentage for the area. |
| shots_against_percentile | numeric | League percentile rank for shots against. |
| saves_percentile | numeric | League percentile rank for saves. |
| goals_against_percentile | numeric | League percentile rank for goals against. |
| save_pctg_percentile | numeric | League percentile rank for save percentage. |
Returns NULL on failure / empty response.
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_edge_goalie_shot_location_detail(player_id = 8475883))
#> ── NHL Edge Goalie Shot Location Detail ─────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 03:25:02 UTC
#> # A tibble: 17 × 9
#> area shots_against saves goals_against save_pctg shots_against_percen…¹
#> <chr> <int> <int> <int> <dbl> <dbl>
#> 1 Behind th… 3 3 0 1 0.84
#> 2 Beyond Re… 21 21 0 1 1
#> 3 Center Po… 17 17 0 1 0.8
#> 4 Crease 19 15 4 0.789 0.92
#> 5 High Slot 34 26 8 0.765 0.92
#> 6 L Circle 33 32 1 0.970 0.92
#> 7 L Corner 0 0 0 0 0.76
#> 8 L Net Side 17 16 1 0.941 1
#> 9 L Point 24 24 0 1 0.92
#> 10 Low Slot 76 63 13 0.829 0.88
#> 11 Offensive… 13 13 0 1 0.88
#> 12 Outside L 17 17 0 1 0.8
#> 13 Outside R 29 27 2 0.931 0.96
#> 14 R Circle 23 22 1 0.957 0.84
#> 15 R Corner 1 1 0 1 0.92
#> 16 R Net Side 8 7 1 0.875 0.92
#> 17 R Point 19 18 1 0.947 0.76
#> # ℹ abbreviated name: ¹shots_against_percentile
#> # ℹ 3 more variables: saves_percentile <dbl>, goals_against_percentile <dbl>,
#> # save_pctg_percentile <dbl>
# }