Returns current NHL team information. Uses the NHL API standings endpoint to get up-to-date team info.
Value
A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns:
| col_name | types | description |
| team_abbr | character | Team abbreviation. |
| team_name | character | Team name. |
| team_common_name | character | Team common name. |
| team_logo | character | URL to the team logo image. |
| conference_abbr | character | Conference abbreviation. |
| conference_name | character | Conference name. |
| division_abbr | character | Division abbreviation. |
| division_name | character | Division name. |
| place_name | character | Team place/city name. |
| games_played | integer | Games played. |
| wins | integer | Wins. |
| losses | integer | Losses. |
| ot_losses | integer | Overtime losses. |
| points | integer | Total points. |
| point_pctg | numeric | Points percentage. |
| goals_for | integer | Goals for. |
| goals_against | integer | Goals against. |
| goal_differential | integer | Goal differential. |
| streak_code | character | Current streak code (W/L/OT). |
| streak_count | integer | Length of the current streak. |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_teams())
#> ── NHL Teams ────────────────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 04:22:10 UTC
#> # A tibble: 32 × 20
#> team_abbr team_name team_common_name team_logo conference_abbr
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 COL Colorado Avalanche Avalanche https://asset… Western
#> 2 CAR Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes https://asset… Eastern
#> 3 DAL Dallas Stars Stars https://asset… Western
#> 4 BUF Buffalo Sabres Sabres https://asset… Eastern
#> 5 TBL Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning https://asset… Eastern
#> 6 MTL Montréal Canadiens Canadiens https://asset… Eastern
#> 7 MIN Minnesota Wild Wild https://asset… Western
#> 8 BOS Boston Bruins Bruins https://asset… Eastern
#> 9 OTT Ottawa Senators Senators https://asset… Eastern
#> 10 PIT Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins https://asset… Eastern
#> # ℹ 22 more rows
#> # ℹ 15 more variables: conference_name <chr>, division_abbr <chr>,
#> # division_name <chr>, place_name <chr>, games_played <int>, wins <int>,
#> # losses <int>, ot_losses <int>, points <int>, point_pctg <dbl>,
#> # goals_for <int>, goals_against <int>, goal_differential <int>,
#> # streak_code <chr>, streak_count <int>
# }