NHL API - Own Goals and Empty Net Goals
October 8th, 2025
We've added boolean flags for empty net goals and own goals at the event level for NHL games.
event.empty_net_goal— Signifies a goal is an empty net goal whentrueevent.own_goal— Signifies a goal is an own goal whentrue
☑️ Sample Requests:
Game Play-by-Play - https://api.sportradar.com/nhl/trial/v7/en/games/{game_id}/summary.json
🔢 Versions
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- Game Play-by-Play, Push Clock, Push Events
⚙️ Return Sample
{
"id": "fb91b80b-55f7-4a89-8e4e-a10dddbb04b3",
"clock": "2:12",
"official": true,
"updated": "2025-10-08T02:54:50Z",
"wall_clock": "2025-10-08T02:22:29Z",
"description": "Goal scored by Justin Brazeau assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Anthony Mantha (Empty Net)",
"away_points": 2,
"clock_decimal": "2:12",
"empty_net_goal": true,
"home_points": 0,
"sequence": 1759890149953,
"strength": "even",
"zone": "offensive",
"event_type": "emptynetgoal",
"attribution": {
"id": "4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
"name": "Penguins",
"market": "Pittsburgh",
"team_goal": "left",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3697",
"reference": "5"
},
"location": {
"coord_x": 2136,
"coord_y": 504,
"action_area": "slot"
},
"details": {
"shot_type": "wrist",
"goal_zone": "lower middle",
"distance": 10
},
"statistics": [
{
"goal": true,
"type": "shot",
"strength": "even",
"zone": "offensive",
"team": {
"id": "4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
"name": "Penguins",
"market": "Pittsburgh",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3697",
"reference": "5"
},
"player": {
"id": "35fba521-b78e-407c-8e66-7e385102015c",
"full_name": "Justin Brazeau",
"jersey_number": "16",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1052929",
"reference": "8479638"
}
},
{
"type": "assist",
"strength": "even",
"zone": "offensive",
"assist_type": "secondary",
"team": {
"id": "4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
"name": "Penguins",
"market": "Pittsburgh",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3697",
"reference": "5"
},
"player": {
"id": "e16bf6b8-b7ba-4ab1-b3b2-b21c83cd622e",
"full_name": "Anthony Mantha",
"jersey_number": "39",
"sr_id": "sr:player:904668",
"reference": "8477511"
}
},
{
"type": "emptynetgoal",
"strength": "even",
"zone": "defensive",
"team": {
"id": "441781b9-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
"name": "Rangers",
"market": "New York",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3701",
"reference": "3"
}
},
{
"type": "assist",
"strength": "even",
"zone": "offensive",
"assist_type": "primary",
"team": {
"id": "4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
"name": "Penguins",
"market": "Pittsburgh",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3697",
"reference": "5"
},
"player": {
"id": "433e7a98-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
"full_name": "Evgeni Malkin",
"jersey_number": "71",
"sr_id": "sr:player:31010",
"reference": "8471215"
}
}
],<event id="fb91b80b-55f7-4a89-8e4e-a10dddbb04b3" clock="2:12" official="true" updated="2025-10-08T02:54:50Z" wall_clock="2025-10-08T02:22:29Z" away_points="2" clock_decimal="2:12" empty_net_goal="true" home_points="0" sequence="1759890149953" zone="offensive" event_type="emptynetgoal">
<description>Goal scored by Justin Brazeau assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Anthony Mantha (Empty Net)</description>
<attribution id="4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44" name="Penguins" market="Pittsburgh" team_goal="left" sr_id="sr:team:3697" reference="5"/>
<location coord_x="2136" coord_y="504" action_area="slot"/>
<details shot_type="wrist" goal_zone="lower middle" distance="10"/>
<statistics>
<shot goal="true" strength="even" zone="offensive">
<team id="4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44" name="Penguins" market="Pittsburgh" sr_id="sr:team:3697" reference="5"/>
<player id="35fba521-b78e-407c-8e66-7e385102015c" full_name="Justin Brazeau" jersey_number="16" sr_id="sr:player:1052929" reference="8479638"/>
</shot>
<assist strength="even" zone="offensive" assist_type="secondary">
<team id="4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44" name="Penguins" market="Pittsburgh" sr_id="sr:team:3697" reference="5"/>
<player id="e16bf6b8-b7ba-4ab1-b3b2-b21c83cd622e" full_name="Anthony Mantha" jersey_number="39" sr_id="sr:player:904668" reference="8477511"/>
</assist>
<emptynetgoal strength="even" zone="defensive">
<team id="441781b9-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44" name="Rangers" market="New York" sr_id="sr:team:3701" reference="3"/>
</emptynetgoal>
<assist strength="even" zone="offensive" assist_type="primary">
<team id="4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44" name="Penguins" market="Pittsburgh" sr_id="sr:team:3697" reference="5"/>
<player id="433e7a98-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44" full_name="Evgeni Malkin" jersey_number="71" sr_id="sr:player:31010" reference="8471215"/>
</assist>
</statistics>