Wraps GET https://www.shl.se/api/gameday/boxscore/{game_uuid} of the SHL site API (www.shl.se).
Unofficial use of a public source; seasons are END years (2026 = 2025/26) and are mapped to the
site's ssgt uuids through /statistics-v2/layout-info.
Value
A fastRhockey_data tibble (the raw JSON list when return_parsed = FALSE) with the following columns:
| col_name | type | description |
| team_side | character | Side of the game: home or away. |
| position_group | character | skater or goalie (goalies come from the body's gkStats rows). |
| player_id | integer | isa (StatNet) player id, integer. Play-by-play sends it as a string, every other route as an integer; it is cast here so the frames join. |
| team_id | character | Team code (e.g. FHC) in gameday and standings payloads; not the team uuid. |
| period | integer | Period: 0 = the whole game, 1-3 the periods, 4 and up overtime. |
| full_name | character | Given name and surname. |
| first_name | character | Given (first) name of the player. |
| last_name | character | Surname (family name) of the player. |
| nr | integer | Jersey (shirt) number of the player. |
| pos | character | Position code in this game (e.g. CE, LW, RW, D, GK). |
| line | integer | Line (unit) number the player was listed on. |
| g | numeric | Number of goals scored. |
| a | numeric | Number of assists credited. |
| ppg | numeric | Power-play goals. |
| sw | numeric | Number of shots that missed the net. |
| pim | numeric | Penalty minutes. |
| sog | numeric | Number of shots on goal. |
| ppsog | numeric | Power-play shots on goal. |
| plus_minus | numeric | Plus/minus in the game. |
| toi | character | Time on ice (mm:ss). Clock/duration as an mm:ss string. |
| hits | numeric | Body checks delivered. |
| fow | numeric | Number of face-offs won. |
| fol | numeric | Face-offs lost. |
| fo_perc | numeric | Face-off win %. |
| ga | numeric | Number of goals conceded (goals against). |
| soga | numeric | Shots on goal against. |
| spga | numeric | Unverified goalie column (box score). |
| svs | numeric | Number of saves made by the goalie. |
| svs_perc | numeric | Save percentage of the game as a FRACTION 0-1 (e.g. '0.9655...'); integer 0 for a goalie without shots. Numeric, but sent as a string in some rows and as a number in others. |
Errors
fastRhockey_no_data: the host answered 404, an empty body (gameday routes before 2023/24), a
table with no rows, or the season and game type are not in layout-info. fastRhockey_asset_fetch:
any other non-2xx answer or a dead connection after retries, a non-JSON or error-envelope 200, a
stats-info page that reaches count or falls short of its totalCount, or a body for another
game, team, athlete or ssgt than the one asked for. fastRhockey_bad_request: a 400 / 422, a
season that is not a year, or an argument outside its choices.
See also
Other SHL Functions:
shl_athlete_career(),
shl_athlete_details(),
shl_athlete_game_log(),
shl_athlete_profile(),
shl_athlete_seasons(),
shl_game_header(),
shl_game_overview(),
shl_game_summary(),
shl_last_game_day(),
shl_layout_info(),
shl_next_game_day(),
shl_pbp(),
shl_player_box(),
shl_player_crosswalk(),
shl_player_h2h(),
shl_post_game_team_stats(),
shl_roster(),
shl_schedule(),
shl_season_filter(),
shl_sites(),
shl_ssgt_provider(),
shl_ssgt_uuid(),
shl_standings(),
shl_stats_info(),
shl_team(),
shl_team_played_games(),
shl_team_stats(),
shl_team_upcoming_games()
Examples
# \donttest{
shl_boxscore(game_uuid = "bdhvuc5tex")
#> ── SHL Boxscore Information from www.shl.se ────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0.9000 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:59:11 UTC
#> # A tibble: 44 × 29
#> team_side position_group player_id team_id period full_name first_name
#> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 home skater 1332 FHC 0 Henrik Tömmernes Henrik
#> 2 home skater 2004 FHC 0 Max Friberg Max
#> 3 home skater 5639 FHC 0 Jere Innala Jere
#> 4 home skater 3770 FHC 0 Jacob Peterson Jacob
#> 5 home skater 6432 FHC 0 Dominik Egli Dominik
#> 6 home skater 6433 FHC 0 Arttu Ruotsalai… Arttu
#> 7 home skater 3265 FHC 0 Linus Högberg Linus
#> 8 home skater 2429 FHC 0 Tom Nilsson Tom
#> 9 home skater 1639 FHC 0 Erik Thorell Erik
#> 10 home skater 4050 FHC 0 Filip Cederqvist Filip
#> # ℹ 34 more rows
#> # ℹ 22 more variables: last_name <chr>, nr <int>, pos <chr>, line <int>,
#> # g <dbl>, a <dbl>, ppg <dbl>, sw <dbl>, pim <dbl>, sog <dbl>, ppsog <dbl>,
#> # plus_minus <dbl>, toi <chr>, hits <dbl>, fow <dbl>, fol <dbl>,
#> # fo_perc <dbl>, ga <dbl>, soga <dbl>, spga <dbl>, svs <dbl>, svs_perc <dbl>
# }