Wraps GET https://www.shl.se/api/gameday/game-info/{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_head2_head | character | Previous meetings of the two teams. |
| team_period_caption | character | Caption text of the image. |
| team_period_overtime | logical | Whether the game went to overtime. |
| team_period_shootout | logical | Whether the game went to a shootout. |
| team_period_stats | character | Team stats per period: rows with home and away values. |
| best_scorers | character | Top scorers of the game. |
| statistics_provider | character | Stats provider of the data (statnet seen). |
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_boxscore(),
shl_game_header(),
shl_game_overview(),
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_game_summary(game_uuid = "bdhvuc5tex")
#> ── SHL Game Summary Information from www.shl.se ────── fastRhockey 1.0.0.9000 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:59:14 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 7
#> team_head2_head team_period_caption team_period_overtime team_period_shootout
#> <chr> <chr> <lgl> <lgl>
#> 1 "[{\"awayTeam\"… G FALSE FALSE
#> # ℹ 3 more variables: team_period_stats <chr>, best_scorers <chr>,
#> # statistics_provider <chr>
# }