# NHL Stats API — scores, standings, live & rosters (no key) (`synthetic.ia/nhl-stats-api`) Actor

Official NHL data behind a clean HTTP API: live scores by date, current standings, the live game feed with goal coordinates (x,y), and team rosters. Before, during and after every game. No key. Pay per query.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/synthetic.ia/nhl-stats-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Synthetic](https://apify.com/synthetic.ia) (community)
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## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 nhl queries

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## NHL Stats API — scores, standings, live & rosters (no key)

**National Hockey League** data straight from the **official NHL Web API**, behind a clean HTTP API (and MCP tool): **live scores** by date, current **standings**, the **live game feed** (with **goal coordinates x,y**), and team **rosters**. Covers **before, during and after** every game. Built for scoreboards, bots, analytics and agents. **No API key.** Pay per query.

- 🏒 **Scores** — all games for a date with live state, score, period and clock.
- 🏆 **Standings** — the current league table (W-L-OT, points, conference/division), filterable.
- 🔴 **Live game** — the game feed: score, hits/shots, and every **goal with its on-ice (x,y) coordinates** — real positional data.
- 👥 **Roster** — a team's current forwards, defensemen and goalies.
- ⛸️ Official data · no key.

### Before, during & after the game

- **Before:** `scores` for the date (matchups, start times, state = `FUT`).
- **During:** `scores` (live score/period/clock) and `game` (goals as they happen, with coordinates).
- **After:** `game` (final) and `standings` (updated table).

### Sample output (`scores`, 2024-11-01)

```json
{
  "ok": true, "date": "2024-11-01", "count": 6,
  "games": [
    { "id": 2024020168, "state": "OFF",
      "away": { "abbrev": "FLA", "score": 6 }, "home": { "abbrev": "DAL", "score": 4 },
      "period": 3 }
  ]
}
```

### How to use

- **HTTP API (Standby):** POST or GET `/scores`, `/standings`, `/game`, `/roster`. `GET /` returns help. Example: `GET /game?gameId=2024020168`.
- **Normal run:** pass `{ operation, ... }`; results land in the dataset + key-value store.
- **MCP tool:** expose it to your agent via Apify's MCP server.

### Input

- **operation** — `scores` · `standings` · `game` · `roster`.
- **date** — YYYY-MM-DD (scores; default today). **gameId** — 10-digit id (game). **team** — 3-letter code (TOR) or name (roster). **conference / division** — optional standings filters.

### Pricing

**Per query** from **$0.004** (down to $0.001 on higher tiers). One call = one query.

### Related Actors

- **[MLB Stats API](https://apify.com/synthetic.ia/mlb-stats-api)** — baseball schedule, standings, live game & rosters.
- **[Formula 1 API](https://apify.com/synthetic.ia/f1-data-api)** — F1 schedule, results, standings and live timing.

### FAQ

**Do I need a key?** No — the NHL Web API is public.

**Do I get shot/goal coordinates?** Yes — the `game` operation returns each goal's on-ice `x,y` from the play-by-play.

**Team names?** `roster` accepts a 3-letter code (TOR) or a name (Maple Leafs).

### Notes & limits

Data from the NHL Web API (api-web.nhle.com). Not affiliated with the NHL. Please poll responsibly.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/synthetic.ia/nhl-stats-api/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `operation` (type: `string`):

What to fetch.

## `date` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today.

## `gameId` (type: `string`):

The 10-digit game id from scores, e.g. 2024020168.

## `team` (type: `string`):

A 3-letter code (e.g. TOR) or a name (e.g. Maple Leafs).

## `conference` (type: `string`):

Eastern / Western (optional).

## `division` (type: `string`):

Atlantic / Metropolitan / Central / Pacific (optional).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "operation": "scores",
  "date": "2024-11-01",
  "team": "TOR"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `result` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runs` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "date": "2024-11-01",
    "team": "TOR"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("synthetic.ia/nhl-stats-api").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "date": "2024-11-01",
    "team": "TOR",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("synthetic.ia/nhl-stats-api").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "date": "2024-11-01",
  "team": "TOR"
}' |
apify call synthetic.ia/nhl-stats-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,synthetic.ia/nhl-stats-api"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/g0rZ7xZgE0qfcq0yO/builds/HAoaTuOhLR83vb7Hi/openapi.json