nhlscraper (version 0.5.0)

boxscore: Access the boxscore for a game, team, and position

Description

boxscore() retrieves the boxscore for a game, team, and position as a data.frame where each row represents player and includes detail on player identity, role, handedness, and biographical profile plus production, workload, efficiency, and result-level performance outcomes.

Usage

boxscore(game = 2023030417, team = "home", position = "forwards")

Value

data.frame with one row per player

Arguments

game

integer ID (e.g., 2025020275); see games() for reference

team

character of 'h'/'home' or 'a'/'away'

position

character of 'f'/'forwards', 'd'/'defensemen', or 'g'/'goalies'

Examples

boxscore_COL_forwards_Martin_Necas_legacy_game <- boxscore(
  game     = 2025020275,
  team     = 'H',
  position = 'F'
)