Returns league-wide goalie statistical leaders for a given season and game type. Supports multiple stat categories.
Arguments
- season
Integer 4-digit year (e.g., 2024 for the 2024-25 season). If NULL, returns current season leaders.
- game_type
Integer game type: 2 = regular season (default), 3 = playoffs
- categories
Character vector of stat categories (e.g., "wins", "gaa", "savePctg", "shutouts"). If NULL, returns all available categories.
- limit
Integer maximum number of leaders per category. If NULL, uses API default.
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_goalie_stats_leaders())
#> ── NHL Goalie Stats Leaders ─────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-11 18:39:02 UTC
#> # A tibble: 18 × 17
#> id sweater_number headshot team_abbrev team_logo position value
#> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <dbl>
#> 1 8475883 31 https://assets.n… CAR https://… G 8
#> 2 8482487 75 https://assets.n… MTL https://… G 6
#> 3 8479394 79 https://assets.n… VGK https://… G 6
#> 4 8480843 1 https://assets.n… ANA https://… G 6
#> 5 8475809 41 https://assets.n… COL https://… G 6
#> 6 8475883 31 https://assets.n… CAR https://… G 2
#> 7 8478435 80 https://assets.n… PHI https://… G 2
#> 8 8476883 88 https://assets.n… TBL https://… G 1
#> 9 8475883 31 https://assets.n… CAR https://… G 0.950
#> 10 8481668 37 https://assets.n… PIT https://… G 0.939
#> 11 8476999 35 https://assets.n… OTT https://… G 0.932
#> 12 8478406 39 https://assets.n… COL https://… G 0.923
#> 13 8478435 80 https://assets.n… PHI https://… G 0.922
#> 14 8475883 31 https://assets.n… CAR https://… G 1.12
#> 15 8481668 37 https://assets.n… PIT https://… G 1.52
#> 16 8478406 39 https://assets.n… COL https://… G 1.85
#> 17 8476999 35 https://assets.n… OTT https://… G 2.03
#> 18 8478024 33 https://assets.n… ANA https://… G 2.12
#> # ℹ 10 more variables: first_name_default <chr>, last_name_default <chr>,
#> # team_name_default <chr>, first_name_cs <chr>, first_name_sk <chr>,
#> # last_name_cs <chr>, last_name_sk <chr>, category <chr>, last_name_fi <chr>,
#> # team_name_fr <chr>
# }