Queries the NHL Stats REST API for skater statistics. Supports various report types and filtering.
Usage
nhl_stats_skaters(
report_type = "summary",
season = NULL,
game_type = 2,
limit = 50,
start = 0,
sort = NULL,
direction = "DESC",
lang = "en"
)Arguments
- report_type
Character report type. Default "summary". Common types: "summary", "bios", "faceoffpercentages", "faceoffwins", "goalsForAgainst", "realtime", "penalties", "penaltykill", "powerplay", "puckPossessions", "summaryshooting", "percentages", "scoringRates", "scoringpergame", "shootout", "shottype", "timeonice"
- season
Character season in "YYYYYYYY" format (e.g., "20242025"). If NULL, uses current season.
- game_type
Integer game type: 2 = regular season (default), 3 = playoffs
- limit
Integer maximum number of results. Default 50.
- start
Integer start index for pagination. Default 0.
- sort
Character sort column. Default varies by report.
- direction
Character sort direction: "DESC" or "ASC". Default "DESC".
- lang
Character language code. Default "en".
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_stats_skaters())
#> ── NHL Stats Skaters ────────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-11-02 03:51:38 UTC
#> # A tibble: 50 × 26
#> assists ev_goals ev_points faceoff_win_pct game_winning_goals games_played
#> <int> <int> <int> <dbl> <int> <int>
#> 1 30 8 23 0.472 0 15
#> 2 16 6 18 0.568 1 15
#> 3 18 6 18 NA 2 15
#> 4 10 11 18 0.2 3 16
#> 5 15 7 20 0.467 1 14
#> 6 13 8 15 0.535 2 16
#> 7 12 6 16 0.545 1 15
#> 8 12 4 11 0.577 1 16
#> 9 11 7 14 0.364 0 16
#> 10 16 3 13 NA 2 16
#> # ℹ 40 more rows
#> # ℹ 20 more variables: goals <int>, last_name <chr>, ot_goals <int>,
#> # penalty_minutes <int>, player_id <int>, plus_minus <int>, points <int>,
#> # points_per_game <dbl>, position_code <chr>, pp_goals <int>,
#> # pp_points <int>, season_id <int>, sh_goals <int>, sh_points <int>,
#> # shooting_pct <dbl>, shoots_catches <chr>, shots <int>,
#> # skater_full_name <chr>, team_abbrevs <chr>, time_on_ice_per_game <dbl>
# }