NHL API Documentation
All of this has been compiled and tested by hand in Jan of 2018, prior to this most of the information was spread across the internet in various posts and not available in a cohesive single place.
Teams
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/teams Returns a list of data about
all teams including their id, venue details, division, conference and franchise information.
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/teams/ID Returns the same information as above just
for a single team instead of the entire league.
Modifiers
?expand=team.roster Shows roster of active players for the specified team
?expand=team.schedule.next Returns details of the upcoming game for a team
?expand=team.schedule.previous Same as above but for the last game played
?expand=team.roster&season=20142015 Adding the season identifier shows the roster for that season
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"teams" : [ {
"id" : 1,
"name" : "New Jersey Devils",
"link" : "/api/v1/teams/1",
"venue" : {
"name" : "Prudential Center",
"link" : "/api/v1/venues/null",
"city" : "Newark",
"timeZone" : {
"id" : "America/New_York",
"offset" : -5,
"tz" : "EST"
}
},
"abbreviation" : "NJD",
"teamName" : "Devils",
"locationName" : "New Jersey",
"firstYearOfPlay" : "1982",
"division" : {
"id" : 18,
"name" : "Metropolitan",
"link" : "/api/v1/divisions/18"
},
"conference" : {
"id" : 6,
"name" : "Eastern",
"link" : "/api/v1/conferences/6"
},
"franchise" : {
"franchiseId" : 23,
"teamName" : "Devils",
"link" : "/api/v1/franchises/23"
},
"shortName" : "New Jersey",
"officialSiteUrl" : "http://www.truesince82.com",
"franchiseId" : 23,
"active" : true
}, {
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/teams/ID/roster Returns entire roster for a team
including id value, name, jersey number and position details.
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"roster" : [ {
"person" : {
"id" : 8477474,
"fullName" : "Madison Bowey",
"link" : "/api/v1/people/8477474"
},
"jerseyNumber" : "22",
"position" : {
"code" : "D",
"name" : "Defenseman",
"type" : "Defenseman",
"abbreviation" : "D"
}
},
Divisions
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/divisions Returns full list of divisions
and associated data like which conference they belong to, id values and API links.
Does not show inactive divisions
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/divisions/ID Same as above but only for a
single division. This can show old inactive divisions such as 13 Patrick.
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"divisions" : [ {
"id" : 17,
"name" : "Atlantic",
"link" : "/api/v1/divisions/17",
"abbreviation" : "A",
"conference" : {
"id" : 6,
"name" : "Eastern",
"link" : "/api/v1/conferences/6"
},
"active" : true
},
Conferences
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/conferences Returns conference details
for all current NHL conferences.
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/conferences/ID Same as above but for
specific conference, also can look up id 7 for World Cup of Hockey.
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"conferences" : [ {
"id" : 6,
"name" : "Eastern",
"link" : "/api/v1/conferences/6",
"abbreviation" : "E",
"shortName" : "East",
"active" : true
}, {
"id" : 5,
"name" : "Western",
"link" : "/api/v1/conferences/5",
"abbreviation" : "W",
"shortName" : "West",
"active" : true
} ]
}
People
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/people/ID Gets details for a player, must
specify the id value in order to return data.
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"people" : [ {
"id" : 8477474,
"fullName" : "Madison Bowey",
"link" : "/api/v1/people/8477474",
"firstName" : "Madison",
"lastName" : "Bowey",
"primaryNumber" : "22",
"birthDate" : "1995-04-22",
"currentAge" : 22,
"birthCity" : "Winnipeg",
"birthStateProvince" : "MB",
"birthCountry" : "CAN",
"nationality" : "CAN",
"height" : "6' 2\"",
"weight" : 198,
"active" : true,
"alternateCaptain" : false,
"captain" : false,
"rookie" : true,
"shootsCatches" : "R",
"rosterStatus" : "Y",
"currentTeam" : {
"id" : 15,
"name" : "Washington Capitals",
"link" : "/api/v1/teams/15"
},
"primaryPosition" : {
"code" : "D",
"name" : "Defenseman",
"type" : "Defenseman",
"abbreviation" : "D"
}
} ]
}
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/people/ID/stats Complex endpoint with
lots of append options to change what kind of stats you wish to obtain
Modifiers
?stats=statsSingleSeason&season=19801981 Obtains single season statistics
for a player
note - stats have changed over the years, the below sample is for Wayne Gretzky and does not include things like evenTimeOnIce and other time related stats
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"stats" : [ {
"type" : {
"displayName" : "statsSingleSeason"
},
"splits" : [ {
"season" : "19801981",
"stat" : {
"assists" : 109,
"goals" : 55,
"pim" : 28,
"shots" : 261,
"games" : 80,
"powerPlayGoals" : 15,
"powerPlayPoints" : 53,
"penaltyMinutes" : "28",
"shotPct" : 21.07,
"gameWinningGoals" : 3,
"overTimeGoals" : 0,
"shortHandedGoals" : 4,
"shortHandedPoints" : 7,
"plusMinus" : 41,
"points" : 164
}
} ]
} ]
}
however here is Alex Ovechkin's 20162017 season stats which include time information
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"stats" : [ {
"type" : {
"displayName" : "statsSingleSeason"
},
"splits" : [ {
"season" : "20162017",
"stat" : {
"timeOnIce" : "1506:01",
"assists" : 36,
"goals" : 33,
"pim" : 50,
"shots" : 313,
"games" : 82,
"hits" : 216,
"powerPlayGoals" : 17,
"powerPlayPoints" : 26,
"powerPlayTimeOnIce" : "305:21",
"evenTimeOnIce" : "1198:26",
"penaltyMinutes" : "50",
"faceOffPct" : 0.0,
"shotPct" : 10.5,
"gameWinningGoals" : 7,
"overTimeGoals" : 2,
"shortHandedGoals" : 0,
"shortHandedPoints" : 0,
"shortHandedTimeOnIce" : "02:14",
"blocked" : 29,
"plusMinus" : 6,
"points" : 69,
"shifts" : 1737,
"timeOnIcePerGame" : "18:21",
"evenTimeOnIcePerGame" : "14:36",
"shortHandedTimeOnIcePerGame" : "00:01",
"powerPlayTimeOnIcePerGame" : "03:43"
}
} ]
} ]
}
?stats=homeAndAway&season=20162017 Provides a split between home and away games.
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"stats" : [ {
"type" : {
"displayName" : "homeAndAway"
},
"splits" : [ {
"season" : "20162017",
"stat" : {
"timeOnIce" : "751:09",
"assists" : 18,
"goals" : 20,
"pim" : 26,
"shots" : 163,
"games" : 41,
"hits" : 97,
"powerPlayGoals" : 10,
"powerPlayPoints" : 15,
"powerPlayTimeOnIce" : "160:21",
"evenTimeOnIce" : "590:34",
"penaltyMinutes" : "26",
"shotPct" : 0.0,
"gameWinningGoals" : 6,
"overTimeGoals" : 2,
"shortHandedGoals" : 0,
"shortHandedPoints" : 0,
"shortHandedTimeOnIce" : "00:14",
"blocked" : 12,
"plusMinus" : 13,
"points" : 38,
"shifts" : 848,
"timeOnIcePerGame" : "18:19",
"evenTimeOnIcePerGame" : "14:24",
"shortHandedTimeOnIcePerGame" : "00:00",
"powerPlayTimeOnIcePerGame" : "03:54"
},
"isHome" : true
}, {
"season" : "20162017",
"stat" : {
"timeOnIce" : "754:52",
"assists" : 18,
"goals" : 13,
"pim" : 24,
"shots" : 150,
"games" : 41,
"hits" : 119,
"powerPlayGoals" : 7,
"powerPlayPoints" : 11,
"powerPlayTimeOnIce" : "145:00",
"evenTimeOnIce" : "607:52",
"penaltyMinutes" : "24",
"shotPct" : 0.0,
"gameWinningGoals" : 1,
"overTimeGoals" : 0,
"shortHandedGoals" : 0,
"shortHandedPoints" : 0,
"shortHandedTimeOnIce" : "02:00",
"blocked" : 17,
"plusMinus" : -7,
"points" : 31,
"shifts" : 889,
"timeOnIcePerGame" : "18:24",
"evenTimeOnIcePerGame" : "14:49",
"shortHandedTimeOnIcePerGame" : "00:02",
"powerPlayTimeOnIcePerGame" : "03:32"
},
"isHome" : false
} ]
} ]
}
?stats=winLoss&season=20162017 Very similar to the previous modifier except it provides the W/L/OT split instead of Home and Away
?stats=byMonth&season=20162017 Monthly split of stats
?stats=byDayOfWeek&season=20162017 Split done by day of the week
?stats=vsDivision&season=20162017 Division stats split
?stats=vsConference&season=20162017 Conference stats split
?stats=vsTeam&season=20162017 Conference stats split
?stats=regularSeasonStatRankings&season=20162017 Returns where someone stands vs
the rest of the league for a specific regularSeasonStatRankings
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"stats" : [ {
"type" : {
"displayName" : "regularSeasonStatRankings"
},
"splits" : [ {
"season" : "20162017",
"stat" : {
"rankPowerPlayGoals" : "1st",
"rankBlockedShots" : "405th",
"rankAssists" : "51st",
"rankShotPct" : "246th",
"rankGoals" : "13th",
"rankHits" : "19th",
"rankPenaltyMinutes" : "111th",
"rankShortHandedGoals" : "133rd",
"rankPlusMinus" : "176th",
"rankShots" : "2nd",
"rankPoints" : "20th",
"rankOvertimeGoals" : "9th",
"rankGamesPlayed" : "1st"
}
} ]
} ]
}
?stats=goalsByGameSituation&season=20162017 Shows number on when goals for a
player happened like how many in the shootout, how many in each period, etc.
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"stats" : [ {
"type" : {
"displayName" : "goalsByGameSituation"
},
"splits" : [ {
"season" : "20162017",
"stat" : {
"goalsInFirstPeriod" : 8,
"goalsInSecondPeriod" : 12,
"goalsInThirdPeriod" : 11,
"goalsInOvertime" : 2,
"gameWinningGoals" : 7,
"emptyNetGoals" : 0,
"shootOutGoals" : 0,
"shootOutShots" : 3,
"goalsTrailingByOne" : 3,
"goalsTrailingByTwo" : 3,
"goalsTrailingByThreePlus" : 1,
"goalsWhenTied" : 14,
"goalsLeadingByOne" : 7,
"goalsLeadingByTwo" : 4,
"goalsLeadingByThreePlus" : 1,
"penaltyGoals" : 0,
"penaltyShots" : 0
}
} ]
} ]
}
?stats=onPaceRegularSeason&season=20172018 This only works with the current
in-progress season and shows projected totals based on current onPaceRegularSeason
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"stats" : [ {
"type" : {
"displayName" : "onPaceRegularSeason"
},
"splits" : [ {
"season" : "20172018",
"stat" : {
"timeOnIce" : "1598:04",
"assists" : 34,
"goals" : 52,
"pim" : 32,
"shots" : 362,
"games" : 82,
"hits" : 154,
"powerPlayGoals" : 14,
"powerPlayPoints" : 28,
"powerPlayTimeOnIce" : "338:16",
"evenTimeOnIce" : "1258:48",
"penaltyMinutes" : "32",
"faceOffPct" : 40.0,
"shotPct" : 14.4,
"gameWinningGoals" : 10,
"overTimeGoals" : 6,
"shortHandedGoals" : 0,
"shortHandedPoints" : 0,
"shortHandedTimeOnIce" : "01:00",
"blocked" : 20,
"plusMinus" : 24,
"points" : 86,
"shifts" : 1676,
"timeOnIcePerGame" : "09:44",
"evenTimeOnIcePerGame" : "07:40",
"powerPlayTimeOnIcePerGame" : "02:03"
}
} ]
} ]
}
Game
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/game/ID/feed/live Returns all data about
a specified game id including play data with on-ice coordinates and post-game
details like first, second and third stars and any details about shootouts. The
data returned is simply too large at often over 30k lines and is best explored
with a JSON viewer.
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/game/ID/boxscore Returns far less detail
than feed/live and is much more suitable for post-game details including goals,
shots, PIMs, blocked, takeaways, giveaways and hits.
GET http://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/game/ID/content Complex endpoint returning
multiple types of media relating to the game including videos of shots, goals and saves.
Schedule
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/schedule Returns a list of data about the schedule for a specified date range. If no date range is specified, returns results from the current day.
Modifiers
?expand=schedule.brodcasts Shows the broadcasts of the game
?expand=schedule.linescore Linescore for completed games
?expand=team.schedule.previous Same as above but for the last game played
?teamID=30 Limit results to a specific team. Team ids can be found through the teams endpoint
?startDate=2018-01-09 Start date for the search
?endDate=2018-01-12 End date for the search
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/schedule?teamId=30 Returns Minnesota Wild games for the current day.
{
"copyright" : "NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. © NHL 2018. All Rights Reserved.",
"totalItems" : 1,
"totalEvents" : 0,
"totalGames" : 1,
"totalMatches" : 0,
"wait" : 10,
"dates" : [ {
"date" : "2018-01-09",
"totalItems" : 1,
"totalEvents" : 0,
"totalGames" : 1,
"totalMatches" : 0,
"games" : [ {
"gamePk" : 2017020659,
"link" : "/api/v1/game/2017020659/feed/live",
"gameType" : "R",
"season" : "20172018",
"gameDate" : "2018-01-10T01:00:00Z",
"status" : {
"abstractGameState" : "Preview",
"codedGameState" : "1",
"detailedState" : "Scheduled",
"statusCode" : "1",
"startTimeTBD" : false
},
"teams" : {
"away" : {
"leagueRecord" : {
"wins" : 21,
"losses" : 16,
"ot" : 4,
"type" : "league"
},
"score" : 0,
"team" : {
"id" : 20,
"name" : "Calgary Flames",
"link" : "/api/v1/teams/20"
}
},
"home" : {
"leagueRecord" : {
"wins" : 22,
"losses" : 17,
"ot" : 3,
"type" : "league"
},
"score" : 0,
"team" : {
"id" : 30,
"name" : "Minnesota Wild",
"link" : "/api/v1/teams/30"
}
}
},
"venue" : {
"name" : "Xcel Energy Center",
"link" : "/api/v1/venues/null"
},
"content" : {
"link" : "/api/v1/game/2017020659/content"
}
} ],
"events" : [ ],
"matches" : [ ]
} ]
}
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/schedule?teamId=30?startDate=2018-01-02&endDate=20128-01-02 Returns Minnesota Wild games for January 2, 2018 with attached linescores and broadcasts.
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"totalItems" : 1,
"totalEvents" : 0,
"totalGames" : 1,
"totalMatches" : 0,
"wait" : 10,
"dates" : [ {
"date" : "2018-01-02",
"totalItems" : 1,
"totalEvents" : 0,
"totalGames" : 1,
"totalMatches" : 0,
"games" : [ {
"gamePk" : 2017020608,
"link" : "/api/v1/game/2017020608/feed/live",
"gameType" : "R",
"season" : "20172018",
"gameDate" : "2018-01-03T01:00:00Z",
"status" : {
"abstractGameState" : "Final",
"codedGameState" : "7",
"detailedState" : "Final",
"statusCode" : "7",
"startTimeTBD" : false
},
"teams" : {
"away" : {
"leagueRecord" : {
"wins" : 17,
"losses" : 17,
"ot" : 5,
"type" : "league"
},
"score" : 1,
"team" : {
"id" : 13,
"name" : "Florida Panthers",
"link" : "/api/v1/teams/13"
}
},
"home" : {
"leagueRecord" : {
"wins" : 21,
"losses" : 16,
"ot" : 3,
"type" : "league"
},
"score" : 5,
"team" : {
"id" : 30,
"name" : "Minnesota Wild",
"link" : "/api/v1/teams/30"
}
}
},
"linescore" : {
"currentPeriod" : 3,
"currentPeriodOrdinal" : "3rd",
"currentPeriodTimeRemaining" : "Final",
"periods" : [ {
"periodType" : "REGULAR",
"startTime" : "2018-01-03T01:08:44Z",
"endTime" : "2018-01-03T01:44:06Z",
"num" : 1,
"ordinalNum" : "1st",
"home" : {
"goals" : 1,
"shotsOnGoal" : 13,
"rinkSide" : "right"
},
"away" : {
"goals" : 0,
"shotsOnGoal" : 9,
"rinkSide" : "left"
}
}, {
"periodType" : "REGULAR",
"startTime" : "2018-01-03T02:03:03Z",
"endTime" : "2018-01-03T02:48:52Z",
"num" : 2,
"ordinalNum" : "2nd",
"home" : {
"goals" : 3,
"shotsOnGoal" : 19,
"rinkSide" : "left"
},
"away" : {
"goals" : 0,
"shotsOnGoal" : 2,
"rinkSide" : "right"
}
}, {
"periodType" : "REGULAR",
"startTime" : "2018-01-03T03:07:33Z",
"endTime" : "2018-01-03T03:43:39Z",
"num" : 3,
"ordinalNum" : "3rd",
"home" : {
"goals" : 1,
"shotsOnGoal" : 9,
"rinkSide" : "right"
},
"away" : {
"goals" : 1,
"shotsOnGoal" : 15,
"rinkSide" : "left"
}
} ],
"shootoutInfo" : {
"away" : {
"scores" : 0,
"attempts" : 0
},
"home" : {
"scores" : 0,
"attempts" : 0
}
},
"teams" : {
"home" : {
"team" : {
"id" : 30,
"name" : "Minnesota Wild",
"link" : "/api/v1/teams/30"
},
"goals" : 5,
"shotsOnGoal" : 41,
"goaliePulled" : false,
"numSkaters" : 5,
"powerPlay" : false
},
"away" : {
"team" : {
"id" : 13,
"name" : "Florida Panthers",
"link" : "/api/v1/teams/13"
},
"goals" : 1,
"shotsOnGoal" : 26,
"goaliePulled" : false,
"numSkaters" : 5,
"powerPlay" : false
}
},
"powerPlayStrength" : "Even",
"hasShootout" : false,
"intermissionInfo" : {
"intermissionTimeRemaining" : 0,
"intermissionTimeElapsed" : 0,
"inIntermission" : false
},
"powerPlayInfo" : {
"situationTimeRemaining" : 0,
"situationTimeElapsed" : 0,
"inSituation" : false
}
},
"venue" : {
"name" : "Xcel Energy Center",
"link" : "/api/v1/venues/null"
},
"broadcasts" : [ {
"id" : 14,
"name" : "FS-N",
"type" : "home",
"site" : "nhl",
"language" : "en"
}, {
"id" : 12,
"name" : "FS-F",
"type" : "away",
"site" : "nhl",
"language" : "en"
} ],
"content" : {
"link" : "/api/v1/game/2017020608/content"
}
} ],
"events" : [ ],
"matches" : [ ]
} ]
}
Standings
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/standings Returns ordered standings data
for each team broken up by divisions
Draft
GET https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/draft/YEAR Takes a YYYY format year and returns draft data
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"drafts": [{
"draftYear": 2017,
"rounds": [{
"roundNumber": 1,
"round": "1",
"picks": [{
"year": 2017,
"round": "1",
"pickOverall": 1,
"pickInRound": 1,
"team": {
"id": 1,
"name": "New Jersey Devils",
"link": "/api/v1/teams/1"
},
"prospect": {
"id": 65242,
"fullName": "Nico Hischier",
"link": "/api/v1/draft/prospects/65242"
}
},