NHL Edge Skater Shot Location Top 10 — nhl_edge_skater_shot_location_top

Returns the NHL Edge top-10 skater leaderboard for a given shot location position, category, and sort_by combination. Wraps https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/edge/skater-shot-location-top-10/{position}/{category}/{sortBy}/.... When season is NULL (default) the /now endpoint is used to fetch the current season.

Usage

nhl_edge_skater_shot_location_top_10(
  position,
  category,
  sort_by,
  season = NULL,
  game_type = 2
)

Arguments

position: Character position code accepted by the Edge API (e.g., "F" for forwards, "D" for defensemen).
category: Character shot-location category accepted by the Edge API (e.g., "high", "mid", "low").
sort_by: Character sort-by key accepted by the Edge API (e.g., "total").
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_skater_shot_location_top_10(
      position = "F",
      category = "high",
      sort_by = "total"
  ))
#> Request failed [404]. Retrying in 1 seconds...
#> Request failed [404]. Retrying in 1.2 seconds...
#> 2026-04-13 17:04:49.845874: Error fetching https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/edge/skater-shot-location-top-10/F/high/total/now: The API returned an error
#> NULL
# }