🔍 Data Transparency

We believe in transparency. Here's a list of the NHL API endpoints we use, along with how we use them and examples you can explore yourself.


📅 Seasons Metadata

Used to get season start and end dates, and determine which rules were in effect (e.g., wildcards, ties, ROW).

https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/standings-season

Try it: Open in browser

📊 Current Standings

Displays the most up-to-date standings for each team.

https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/standings/now

Try it: Open in browser

📆 Historical Standings by Date

Used to get team standings on a specific date, such as at the end of each season.

https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/standings/YYYY-MM-DD

Try it: Sample: 2024-04-18

🏒 Game Schedule and Game IDs

Used to retrieve the schedule and all game IDs by date.

https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/schedule/YYYY-MM-DD

Try it: Sample: 2024-03-15

📦 Game Boxscores

Returns detailed game data including player and goalie stats, team scores, and shot totals.

https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/{gameId}/boxscore

Try it: Sample Game ID: 2023021153

🧍 Player Metadata

Gives player info such as height, weight, position, birthplace, and team.

https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/player/{playerId}/landing

Try it: Sample Player: Connor McDavid

📁 Team Metadata

Lists all active NHL teams with IDs, names, and abbreviations.

https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team

Try it: Open in browser

📈 Historical Team Stats

Pulled per season using internal team summary reports. Useful for cross-checking stats.

https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?cayenneExp=seasonId={seasonId} and gameTypeId=2

Try it: 2023–2024 Summary


⚠️ Disclaimer

All data on playerWON is retrieved automatically from public NHL API endpoints. While we strive for accuracy and update our pipelines regularly, we do not guarantee the data is perfect. Occasionally, the NHL API may return incomplete or inconsistent records.

If you notice something that looks wrong, please let us know so we can fix it!