NHL Edge Skater Shot Location Detail — nhl_edge_skater_shot_location

Returns the NHL Edge shot-location detail payload for a single skater (heatmap-style data). Wraps https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/edge/skater-shot-location-detail/{playerId}/.... When season is NULL (default) the /now endpoint is used to fetch the current season.

Usage

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

Arguments

player_id: Integer NHL player ID (e.g., 8478402 for Connor McDavid).
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 of shot locations, or NULL on failure / empty response.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(nhl_edge_skater_shot_location_detail(player_id = 8478402))
#> ── NHL Edge Skater Shot Location Detail ─────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-13 17:04:47 UTC
#> # A tibble: 17 × 7
#>    area                  sog goals shooting_pctg sog_percentile goals_percentile
#>    <chr>               <int> <int>         <dbl>          <dbl>            <dbl>
#>  1 Behind the Net         11     0        0               1                0    
#>  2 Beyond Red Line         1     0        0               0.391            0    
#>  3 Center Point            4     0        0               0.695            0    
#>  4 Crease                 23     9        0.391           0.997            0.997
#>  5 High Slot              25     1        0.04            0.932            0.437
#>  6 L Circle               36     6        0.167           0.970            0.975
#>  7 L Corner                1     0        0               0.842            0    
#>  8 L Net Side             34     5        0.147           1                0.998
#>  9 L Point                 3     1        0.333           0.607            0.914
#> 10 Low Slot               94    17        0.181           0.993            0.977
#> 11 Offensive Neutral …     3     2        0.667           0.665            0.985
#> 12 Outside L              15     2        0.133           0.946            0.969
#> 13 Outside R               8     0        0               0.799            0    
#> 14 R Circle               28     2        0.0714          0.939            0.766
#> 15 R Corner                0     0        0               0                0    
#> 16 R Net Side             11     2        0.182           0.970            0.959
#> 17 R Point                 1     0        0               0.337            0    
#> # ℹ 1 more variable: shooting_pctg_percentile <dbl>
# }