National Hockey League

NHL Web API

Public but undocumented JSON API that powers NHL.com and the league's first-party web and mobile apps. Surfaces schedules, scores, play-by-play, standings, teams, players, draft, prospects, season standings, and franchise records. Widely consumed by the hockey-analytics and fan-tools community even though the NHL does not publish formal documentation or a rate-limit policy.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: national-hockey-league:nhl-web-api
name: NHL Web API
description: Public but undocumented JSON API that powers NHL.com and the league's first-party web and
  mobile apps. Surfaces schedules, scores, play-by-play, standings, teams, players, draft, prospects,
  season standings, and franchise records. Widely consumed by the hockey-analytics and fan-tools community
  even though the NHL does not publish formal documentation or a rate-limit policy.
humanURL: https://api-web.nhle.com/
baseURL: https://api-web.nhle.com/
tags:
- Sports
- Hockey
- Stats
- Scores
- Schedule