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Game Play-By-Play

NHL Game Play-By-Play provides detailed, real-time information on every team possession and game event.

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Update Frequency

TTL / Cache: This endpoint will update to a 2s TTL (time to live) upon a game moving to inprogress. Upon closed, it will transfer to 120s.

Data Updates: Realtime



Data Points

League:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idseasonGUIDUnique ID of a game's season
ex. 5d08ca09-ec49-4559-9c0f-257c0158e57f
typeseasonStringSeason type for a game
REG (Regular Season), PST (Postseason), PRE (Preseason)
yearseasonIntegerYear of a game's season
2022 = 2022-23 Season
Boxscore:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
end_timegamedateTimeTimestamp of the end of a game
ex. 2022-12-06T06:09:52+00:00
start_timegamedateTimeTimestamp of the start of a game
ex. 2022-12-06T03:38:31+00:00
attendancegameIntegerAttendance of a game
ex. 18420
total_game_durationgameStringDuration of a game (in game time)
ex. 60:13
clockgameStringClock value of the game
ex. 5:37
periodgameIntegerCurrent period of a game
idperiodGUIDUnique ID of a period
ex. 84d1303d-6493-4db9-a827-b4a83bdc656a
numberperiodIntegerPeriod number
sequenceperiodIntegerPeriod sequence number
Game:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idawayGUIDUnique ID of the away team
ex. 4416091c-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44
away_teamgameGUIDUnique ID of the away team
ex. 4416091c-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44
nameawayStringTeam name of the away team
ex. Minnesota Wild
away_pointsgameIntegerNumber of points for the away team
referenceawayStringLeague reference ID of the away team
ex. 30
sr_idawayGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of the away team
ex. sr:team:3689
strengthawayStringCurrent strength of the away team
even, shorthanded, powerplay
coveragegameStringCoverage level of a game
full, boxscore
entry_modegameStringType of data entry for the game
INGEST(Ingested data from the league), LDE(Sportradar live data entry)
idgameGUIDUnique ID of a game
ex. 10b9ce0f-fd31-4d1f-828b-4f20d628f14f
parent_idgameGUIDStandard parent ID of a game. Use this ID to group events (like the Stanley Cup) across seasons.
referencegameStringLeague reference ID of a game
ex. 20393
scheduledgamedateTimeScheduled date and time of a game
ex. 2022-12-04T20:00:00Z
sr_idgameGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a game
ex. sr:match:34542743
statusgameStringThe status of a game
scheduled, created, inprogress, complete, closed, cancelled, delayed, postponed, time-tbd, if-necessary, unnecessary

Please see our FAQ section for a list of game status definitions
titlegameStringTitle of a game
ex. Game 3
aliashomeStringAbbreviation of the home team
ex. DAL (Dallas)
idhomeGUIDUnique ID of the home team
ex. 44157522-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44
home_teamgameGUIDUnique ID of the home team
ex. 44157522-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44
namehomeStringTeam name of the home team
ex. Dallas Stars
home_pointsgameIntegerNumber of points for the home team
referencehomeStringLeague reference ID of the home team
ex. 25
sr_idhomeGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of the home team
ex. sr:team:3684
strengthhomeStringCurrent strength of the home team
even, shorthanded, powerplay
channelbroadcastStringName of a game's broadcast channel
ex. 215
localebroadcastStringSignifies the locale of a broadcast
ex. Home, Away, National, International
networkbroadcastStringName of a game's broadcast network
ex. NHL Network
typebroadcastStringType of broadcast
ex. TV
urlbroadcastStringWebsite URL of a game
awaygame - time_zonesStringTime zone of the away team
ex. US/Pacific
homegame - time_zonesStringTime zone of the home team
ex. US/Eastern
venuegame - time_zonesStringTime zone of the venue
ex. US/Eastern
Play-by-Play - Event Attribution:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
team_goalevent - attributionStringSide of the rink a team is defending
left, right
idevent - attributionGUIDUnique ID of a team
ex. 441713b7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44
marketevent - attributionStringMarket name of a team
ex. Minnesota
nameevent - attributionStringTeam name
ex. Wild
referenceevent - attributionStringLeague reference ID of a team
ex. 30
sr_idevent - attributionGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a team
ex. sr:team:3689
Play-by-Play - Event:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
away_pointseventIntegerNumber of points for the away team after an event
clockeventStringClock value of an event
ex. 12:37
clock_decimaleventStringClock value of an event
ex. 12:37
descriptioneventStringText description of an event
ex. Goal scored by Cole Caufield assisted by Jordan Harris
event_typeeventStringType of event
ex. goal or shotsaved

See our FAQ for a complete list of types
home_pointseventIntegerNumber of points for the home team after an event
ideventGUIDUnique ID of an event
ex. d26ba273-2391-4248-be29-dea193092c5a
iddeleted_events - eventGUIDUnique ID of a deleted event
ex. d26ba273-2391-4248-be29-dea193092c5a
officialeventBooleanSignifies an event is official and will count towards the statistical record
sequenceeventDecimalSequence number of an event or play as a UNIX timestamp. Use this value to help sequence play-by-play events (smallest to largest sequence number).
ex. 1665336878436.0
updatedeventdateTimeTimestamp of the last update to an event
ex. 2022-12-06T17:09:15Z
wall_clockeventdateTimeTimestamp of an event
ex. 2022-12-06T05:04:22Z
zoneeventStringZone of an event
defensive, offensive, neutral
Play-by-Play - Event Details:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
goal_zoneevent - detailsStringZone of a made goal (from the shooter's perspective)
upper left, upper middle, upper right, lower left, lower middle, lower right
penalty_codeevent - detailsStringLeague penalty reference ID/code
ex. 55, 80
durationevent - detailsIntegerDuration of a penalty in minutes
penalty_typeevent - detailsStringType of penalty
ex. Charging

See our FAQ for a list of valid penalty types
reasonevent - detailsStringEvent detail description
ex. wide of net, goalpost, TV timeout
distanceevent - detailsIntegerDistance of a shot on goal in feet
shot_typeevent - detailsIntegerType of a shot
wrist, slap, backhand, tip, snap, wrap-around, bat, cradle, poke, between_legs
stoppage_typeevent - detailsIntegerType of a stopp
ex. Referee or Linesman, Puck Frozen, Icing
Play-by-Play - Event Location:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
action_areaevent - locationStringRink area of action for an event
ex. outsideleftcircle
coord_xevent - locationIntegerX coordinate of an event. The rink we use is 2400 by 1020; the scale is in inches.
coord_yevent - locationIntegerY coordinate of an event. The rink we use is 2400 by 1020; the scale is in inches.
Play-by-Play - Event Participants:

Players and teams will appear within each event in different contexts. This will include: substitutions, on ice info, faceoffs, and event statistics such as missed shots or goals.

AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
full_nameevent - playerStringFull name of a player
ex. Sidney Crosby
idevent - playerGUIDUnique ID of a player
ex. 433de553-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44
jersey_numberevent - playerIntegerNumber of a player's jersey
referenceevent - playerStringLeague reference ID of a player
ex. 8471675
sr_idevent - playerGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a player
ex. sr:player:31007
idevent - teamGUIDUnique ID of a team
ex. bdc11650-6f74-49c4-875e-778aeb7632d9
marketevent - teamStringMarket name of a team
ex. Minnesota
nameevent - teamStringTeam name
ex. Wild
referenceevent - teamStringLeague reference ID of a team
ex. 30
sr_idevent - teamGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a team
ex. sr:team:3689
Play-by-Play - On Ice:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
full_nameevent - on-ice - playerStringFull name of a player
ex. Sidney Crosby
idevent - on-ice - playerGUIDUnique ID of a player
ex. 433de553-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44
jersey_numberevent - on-ice - playerIntegerNumber of a player's jersey
referenceevent - on-ice - playerStringLeague reference ID of a player
ex. 8471675
sr_idevent - on-ice - playerGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a player
ex. sr:player:31007
idevent - on-ice - teamGUIDUnique ID of a team
ex. bdc11650-6f74-49c4-875e-778aeb7632d9
marketevent - on-ice - teamStringMarket name of a team
ex. Minnesota
nameevent - on-ice - teamStringTeam name
ex. Wild
referenceevent - on-ice - teamStringLeague reference ID of a team
ex. 30
sr_idevent - on-ice - teamGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a team
ex. sr:team:3689
Play Statistics:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
strengthevent - statistics - assistStringStrength for an assist event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
assist_typeevent - statistics - assistStringType of assist
primary, secondary
zoneevent - statistics - assistStringZone of an assist event
defensive, offensive, neutral
strengthevent - statistics - blockStringStrength for a block event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
zoneevent - statistics - blockStringZone of a block event
defensive, offensive, neutral
strengthevent - statistics - faceoffStringStrength for a faceoff event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
winevent - statistics - faceoffBooleanSignifies a won faceoff
zoneevent - statistics - blfaceoffockStringZone of a faceoff event
defensive, offensive, neutral
strengthevent - statistics - giveawayStringStrength for a giveaway event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
zoneevent - statistics - giveawayStringZone of a giveaway event
defensive, offensive, neutral
goals_againstevent - statistics - giveaway - playerIntegerTotal goals against for a goalie in a game
strengthevent - statistics - hitStringStrength for the hitter a hit event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
zoneevent - statistics - hitStringZone of the hitter a hit event
defensive, offensive, neutral
strengthevent - statistics - hitteeStringStrength for the player hit in a hit event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
zoneevent - statistics - hitteeStringZone of the player hit in a hit event
defensive, offensive, neutral
penaltyevent - statistics - shotmissedBooleanSignifies a missed penalty shot
shootoutevent - statistics - shotmissedBooleanSignifies a missed shootout shot
strengthevent - statistics - shotmissedStringStrength for a missed shot event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
zoneevent - statistics - shotmissedStringZone for a missed shot event
defensive, offensive, neutral
minutesevent - statistics - penaltyIntegerNumber of penalty minutes
severityevent - statistics - penaltyStringSeverity of a penalty
Minor, Major, Double Minor, Misconduct
strengthevent - statistics - penaltyStringStrength for a penalty event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
minutesevent - statistics - penaltydrawnIntegerNumber of penalty minutes for a player drawing a penalty
severityevent - statistics - penaltydrawnStringSeverity of a penalty for a player drawing a penalty
Minor, Major, Double Minor, Misconduct
strengthevent - statistics - penaltydrawnStringStrength of a penalty event for a player drawing a penalty
even, powerplay, shorthanded
minutesevent - statistics - penaltyservedIntegerNumber of penalty minutes served
severityevent - statistics - penaltyservedStringSeverity of a penalty served
Minor, Major, Double Minor, Misconduct
strengthevent - statistics - penaltyservedStringStrength of a penalty served event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
awardedevent - statistics - shotBooleanSignifies an awarded shot
goalevent - statistics - shotBooleanSignifies a goal score
penaltyevent - statistics - shotBooleanSignifies a penalty shot
shootoutevent - statistics - shotBooleanSignifies a shootout shot
strengthevent - statistics - shotStringStrength of a shot event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
zoneevent - statistics - shotStringZone for a shot event
defensive, offensive, neutral
awardedevent - statistics - shotagainstBooleanSignifies an awarded shot against
goalevent - statistics - shotagainstBooleanSignifies a goal score against
penaltyevent - statistics - shotagainstBooleanSignifies a penalty shot against
shootoutevent - statistics - shotagainstBooleanSignifies a shootout shot against
strengthevent - statistics - shotagainstStringStrength of a shot event for the defense
even, powerplay, shorthanded
zoneevent - statistics - shotagainstStringZone for a shot event for the defense
defensive, offensive, neutral
strengthevent - statistics - takeawayStringStrength of a takeaway event
even, powerplay, shorthanded
zoneevent - statistics - takeawayStringZone for a takeaway event
defensive, offensive, neutral
Player:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
full_nameplayerStringFull name of a player
ex. Sidney Crosby
idplayerGUIDUnique ID of a player
ex. 433de553-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44
jersey_numberplayerIntegerNumber of a player's jersey
positionplayerStringPosition of a player
NA, D, F, F-D, G
referenceplayerStringLeague reference ID of a player
ex. 8471675
sr_idplayerGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a player
ex. sr:player:31007
Team:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
idteamGUIDUnique ID of a team
ex. bdc11650-6f74-49c4-875e-778aeb7632d9
marketteamStringMarket name of a team
ex. Minnesota
nameteamStringTeam name
ex. Wild
referenceteamStringLeague reference ID of a team
ex. 30
sr_idteamGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a team
ex. sr:team:3689
Venue:
AttributeParent ElementTypeDescription
addressvenueStringAddress of a venue
ex. 2500 Victory Avenue
capacityvenueStringCapacity of a venue
ex. 18532
cityvenueStringCity of a venue
ex. Dallas
countryvenueStringCountry of a venue
ex. USA
idvenueGUIDUnique ID of a venue
ex. adbd1acb-a053-4944-ba15-383eda91c12e
namevenueStringName of a venue
ex. American Airlines Center
sr_idvenueGUIDUnique Sportradar ID of a venue
ex. sr:venue:5988
statevenueStringState or province of a venue
ex. TX
time_zonevenueStringTime zone of the venue
ex. US/Central
zipvenueIntegerZIP code of a venue
ex. 75219
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