NHL Edge Skater Shot Location Detail
Source:R/nhl_edge_skater_shot_location_detail.R
nhl_edge_skater_shot_location_detail.RdReturns 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.
Arguments
- player_id
Integer NHL player ID (e.g.,
8478402for Connor McDavid).- 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 | Shot location area on the ice. |
| sog | integer | Shots on goal from the area. |
| goals | integer | Goals scored from the area. |
| shooting_pctg | numeric | Shooting percentage from the area. |
| sog_percentile | numeric | League percentile rank for shots on goal. |
| goals_percentile | numeric | League percentile rank for goals. |
| shooting_pctg_percentile | numeric | League percentile rank for shooting percentage. |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_edge_skater_shot_location_detail(player_id = 8478402))
#> ── NHL Edge Skater Shot Location Detail ─────────────────── fastRhockey 1.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-11-02 03:50:54 UTC
#> # A tibble: 17 × 7
#> area sog goals shooting_pctg sog_percentile goals_percentile
#> <chr> <int> <int> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
#> 1 Behind the Net 2 0 0 0.992 0.990
#> 2 Beyond Red Line 0 0 NA 0.705 0.969
#> 3 Center Point 1 0 0 0.860 0.967
#> 4 Crease 3 2 0.667 0.961 0.992
#> 5 High Slot 5 1 0.2 0.928 0.948
#> 6 L Circle 5 1 0.2 0.944 0.975
#> 7 L Corner 0 0 NA 0.957 0.996
#> 8 L Net Side 1 1 1 0.870 0.990
#> 9 L Point 0 0 NA 0.670 0.986
#> 10 Low Slot 7 1 0.143 0.672 0.709
#> 11 Offensive Neutral … 2 1 0.5 0.969 1
#> 12 Outside L 1 0 0 0.736 0.946
#> 13 Outside R 3 0 0 0.948 0.953
#> 14 R Circle 6 1 0.167 0.955 0.973
#> 15 R Corner 0 0 NA 0.969 0.998
#> 16 R Net Side 0 0 NA 0.627 0.946
#> 17 R Point 0 0 NA 0.643 0.973
#> # ℹ 1 more variable: shooting_pctg_percentile <dbl>
# }