Fantasy Data

NHL Data Dictionary


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Below you will find a list of all data points that are contained within each feed that we offer. If any of the information provided below is unclear, or if you have a specific question, please contact support.

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Core

This table is used in the following endpoints:
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
Position string 10 Yes No Yes The player's primary position. Possible values: C, RW, LW, D, or G.
Weight integer 32 Yes No Yes The player's weight in pounds (lbs).
PhotoUrl string 250 Yes No Yes This field is deprecated. Photos are no longer available through it. Headshots are now delivered through IMAGN. Please see our Headshots products for further information.
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
Current Season
FantasyData NHL Odds API
Current Season
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
Season integer 32 No No Yes The NHL regular season for which these totals apply
StartYear integer 32 No No Yes The year in which the season started
EndYear integer 32 No No Yes The year in which the season ended
Description string 10 Yes No Yes The description of the season for display purposes (possible values include: 2017-18, 2018-19, etc)
RegularSeasonStartDate date Yes No Yes The start date of the regular season
PostSeasonStartDate date Yes No Yes The start date of the postseason
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
Standings
FantasyData NHL Odds API
Standings
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
Season integer 32 No No Yes The NHL regular season for which these totals apply
GlobalTeamID integer 32 Yes No No A globally unique ID for this team. This value is guaranteed to be unique across all sports/leagues.
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
Teams (Active)
FantasyData NHL Odds API
Teams (Active)
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
[Key] string 10 No No Yes Abbreviation of the team (e.g. LA, PHI, BOS, CHI, etc.)
Active boolean No No Yes Whether or not this team is active
City string 50 Yes No Yes The city/location of the team (e.g. Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, etc.)
Name string 50 Yes No Yes The mascot of the team (e.g. Kings, Flyers, Bruins, Blackhawks, etc.)
StadiumID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the team's current home arena
Conference string 20 Yes No Yes The conference of the team (possible values: Eastern, Western)
WikipediaWordMarkUrl string 250 Yes No Yes The link to the team's wordmark logo hosted on Wikipedia. (This is not licensed for public or commercial use)
GlobalTeamID integer 32 No No No A globally unique ID for this team. This value is guaranteed to be unique across all sports/leagues.

Fantasy

This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
DFS Slates by Date
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
SlateID integer 32 No No Yes Unique ID of a Slate (assigned by SportsDataIO).
DfsSlateGames DfsSlateGame[] Yes No Yes The games that are included in this slate
DfsSlatePlayers DfsSlatePlayer[] Yes No Yes The players that are included in this slate
SlateRosterSlots string[] Yes No Yes The positions that need to be filled for this particular slate
SalaryCap integer Yes No Yes The salary cap for the current slate (is null for slates with no salary cap such a Tiers gametypes)
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
DFS Slates by Date
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
SlateGameID integer 32 No No Yes Unique ID of a SlateGame (assigned by SportsDataIO).
SlateID integer 32 No No Yes The SlateID that this SlateGame refers to.
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
DFS Slates by Date
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
SlatePlayerID integer 32 No No Yes Unique ID of a SlatePlayer (assigned by SportsDataIO).
SlateID integer 32 No No Yes The SlateID that this SlatePlayer refers to.
SlateGameID integer 32 Yes No Yes The SlateGameID that this SlatePlayer refers to.
PlayerGameProjectionStatID integer 32 Yes No Yes The SportsDataIO StatID that this SlatePlayer refers to. This points to data in the respective sports' projected player game stats feeds.
Team string 10 Yes No Yes The team the player plays for
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
DFS Slates by Date
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
GameID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of this game
Season integer 32 No No Yes The NHL season of the game
SeasonType integer 32 No No Yes The type of season that this record corresponds to (1=Regular Season, 2=Preseason, 3=Postseason, 5=AllStar, 6=Exhibition).
Status string 20 Yes No Yes Indicates the game's status. Possible values include: Scheduled, InProgress, Final, F/SO, F/OT, Suspended, Postponed, Delayed, Canceled, Forfeit, NotNecessary
Day date Yes No Yes The date of the game
AwayTeamID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the away team
HomeTeamID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the home team
StadiumID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the stadium
Periods Period[] Yes No Yes The details of the periods (including overtime if applicable) for this game.
HomeRotationNumber integer 32 Yes Yes Yes The rotation number of the home team for this game
NeutralVenue
from 2020
boolean Yes No Yes Indicates whether this game is played in a neutral venue
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
DFS Slates by Date
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
Player Game Stats by Date
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
StatID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the stat
TeamID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the team
Season integer 32 Yes No Yes The NHL season of the game
GameID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of this game
OpponentID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the team's opponent
Opponent string 10 Yes No Yes The name of the opponent 
Day date Yes No Yes The day of the game
DateTime datetime Yes No Yes The date and time of the game
HomeOrAway string 4 Yes No Yes Whether the team is home or away
Games integer 32 Yes No Yes The number of games played.
FantasyPoints decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total fantasy points
FantasyPointsFanDuel decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total FanDuel daily fantasy points scored
FantasyPointsDraftKings decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total DraftKings daily fantasy points scored
Minutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of minutes played
Seconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of seconds played
Goals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of goals scored
Assists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of assists
ShotsOnGoal decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shots on goal
PowerPlayGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play goals
ShortHandedGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed goals
EmptyNetGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of empty net goals
PowerPlayAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play assists
ShortHandedAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed assists
HatTricks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of hat tricks
ShootoutGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shootout goals
PlusMinus decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total plus minus
PenaltyMinutes decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total pentalty minutes
Blocks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total blocked shots
Hits decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total hits
GoaltendingMinutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending minutes
GoaltendingSeconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending seconds
GoaltendingShotsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending shots against
GoaltendingGoalsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending goals against
GoaltendingSaves decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending saves
GoaltendingWins decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending wins
GoaltendingLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings losses
GoaltendingShutouts decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings shutouts
Started
from 2017
integer 32 Yes No Yes Total games started
GoaltendingOvertimeLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending overtime losses
This table is used in the following endpoints:
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
StatID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the stat
TeamID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the team
Season integer 32 Yes No Yes The NHL season of the game
GameID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of this game
OpponentID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the team's opponent
Opponent string 10 Yes No Yes The name of the opponent 
Day date Yes No Yes The day of the game
DateTime datetime Yes No Yes The date and time of the game
HomeOrAway string 4 Yes No Yes Whether the team is home or away
Games integer 32 Yes No Yes The number of games played.
FantasyPoints decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total fantasy points
FantasyPointsFanDuel decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total FanDuel daily fantasy points scored
FantasyPointsDraftKings decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total DraftKings daily fantasy points scored
Minutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of minutes played
Seconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of seconds played
Goals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of goals scored
Assists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of assists
ShotsOnGoal decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shots on goal
PowerPlayGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play goals
ShortHandedGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed goals
EmptyNetGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of empty net goals
PowerPlayAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play assists
ShortHandedAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed assists
HatTricks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of hat tricks
ShootoutGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shootout goals
PlusMinus decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total plus minus
PenaltyMinutes decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total pentalty minutes
Blocks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total blocked shots
Hits decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total hits
GoaltendingMinutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending minutes
GoaltendingSeconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending seconds
GoaltendingShotsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending shots against
GoaltendingGoalsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending goals against
GoaltendingSaves decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending saves
GoaltendingWins decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending wins
GoaltendingLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings losses
GoaltendingShutouts decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings shutouts
Started
from 2017
integer 32 Yes No Yes Total games started
GoaltendingOvertimeLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending overtime losses
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Fantasy API
Player Season Stats
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
StatID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the stat
Season integer 32 Yes No Yes The NHL regular season for which these totals apply
Games integer 32 Yes No Yes The number of games played.
FantasyPoints decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total fantasy points
FantasyPointsFanDuel decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total FanDuel daily fantasy points scored
FantasyPointsDraftKings decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total DraftKings daily fantasy points scored
Minutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of minutes played
Seconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of seconds played
Goals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of goals scored
Assists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of assists
ShotsOnGoal decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shots on goal
PowerPlayGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play goals
ShortHandedGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed goals
EmptyNetGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of empty net goals
PowerPlayAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play assists
ShortHandedAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed assists
HatTricks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of hat tricks
ShootoutGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shootout goals
PlusMinus decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total plus minus
PenaltyMinutes decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total pentalty minutes
Blocks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total blocked shots
Hits decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total hits
GoaltendingMinutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending minutes
GoaltendingSeconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending seconds
GoaltendingShotsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending shots against
GoaltendingGoalsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending goals against
GoaltendingSaves decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending saves
GoaltendingWins decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending wins
GoaltendingLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings losses
GoaltendingShutouts decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings shutouts
Started
from 2017
integer 32 Yes No Yes Total games started
GoaltendingOvertimeLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending overtime losses

Odds

This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Odds API
Games by Date, Schedules
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
GameID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of this game
Season integer 32 No No Yes The NHL season of the game
SeasonType integer 32 No No Yes The type of season that this record corresponds to (1=Regular Season, 2=Preseason, 3=Postseason, 5=AllStar, 6=Exhibition).
Status string 20 Yes No Yes Indicates the game's status. Possible values include: Scheduled, InProgress, Final, F/SO, F/OT, Suspended, Postponed, Delayed, Canceled, Forfeit, NotNecessary
Day date Yes No Yes The date of the game
AwayTeamID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the away team
HomeTeamID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the home team
StadiumID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the stadium
Periods Period[] Yes No Yes The details of the periods (including overtime if applicable) for this game.
HomeRotationNumber integer 32 Yes Yes Yes The rotation number of the home team for this game
NeutralVenue
from 2020
boolean Yes No Yes Indicates whether this game is played in a neutral venue
This table is used in the following endpoints:
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
Status string 20 Yes No Yes Indicates the game's status. Possible values include: Scheduled, InProgress, Final, F/SO, F/OT, Suspended, Postponed, Delayed, Canceled, Forfeit
PregameOdds GameOdd[] Yes No Yes List of Pregame GameOdds from different sportsbooks
HomeRotationNumber integer 32 Yes Yes Yes The rotation number of the home team for this game
This table is used in the following endpoints:
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
HomePointSpread decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes The sportsbook's point spread for the home team
AwayPointSpread decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes The sportsbook's point spread for the away team
HomePointSpreadPayout integer 32 Yes Yes Yes The sportsbook's point spread payout for the home team
AwayPointSpreadPayout integer 32 Yes Yes Yes The sportsbook's point spread payout for the away team
OverPayout integer 32 Yes Yes Yes The sportsbook's payout for the over
UnderPayout integer 32 Yes Yes Yes The sportsbook's payout for the under
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Odds API
Games by Date, Schedules
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Odds API
Stadiums
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
StadiumID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the arena
Name string 50 No No Yes The full name of the arena
State string 10 Yes No Yes The US state where the arena is located (if arena is outside US, this value is NULL)
Zip string 10 Yes No Yes The zip code of the arena
Capacity integer 32 Yes No Yes The estimated seating capacity of the arena
GeoLat decimal 32 Yes No Yes The geographic latitude coordinate of this venue.
GeoLong decimal 32 Yes No Yes The geographic longitude coordinate of this venue.
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Odds API
Team Game Stats by Date
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
StatID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the stat
TeamID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the team
GameID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of this game
OpponentID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the team's opponent
Opponent string 10 Yes No Yes The name of the opponent 
Day date Yes No Yes The day of the game
DateTime datetime Yes No Yes The date and time of the game
HomeOrAway string 4 Yes No Yes Whether the team is home or away
Games integer 32 Yes No Yes The number of games played.
FantasyPoints decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total fantasy points
FantasyPointsFanDuel decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total FanDuel daily fantasy points scored
FantasyPointsDraftKings decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total DraftKings daily fantasy points scored
Minutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of minutes played
Seconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of seconds played
Goals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of goals scored
Assists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of assists
ShotsOnGoal decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shots on goal
PowerPlayGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play goals
ShortHandedGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed goals
EmptyNetGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of empty net goals
PowerPlayAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play assists
ShortHandedAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed assists
HatTricks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of hat tricks
ShootoutGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shootout goals
PlusMinus decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total plus minus
PenaltyMinutes decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total pentalty minutes
Blocks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total blocked shots
Hits decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total hits
GoaltendingMinutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending minutes
GoaltendingSeconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending seconds
GoaltendingShotsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending shots against
GoaltendingGoalsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending goals against
GoaltendingSaves decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending saves
GoaltendingWins decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending wins
GoaltendingLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings losses
GoaltendingShutouts decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings shutouts
Started
from 2017
integer 32 Yes No Yes Total games started
GoaltendingOvertimeLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending overtime losses
This table is used in the following endpoints:
FantasyData NHL Odds API
Team Season Stats
Name Type Size Nullable Scrambled CSV Description
StatID integer 32 No No Yes The unique ID of the stat
TeamID integer 32 Yes No Yes The unique ID of the team
Season integer 32 Yes No Yes The NHL regular season for which these totals apply
Games integer 32 Yes No Yes The number of games played.
FantasyPoints decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total fantasy points
FantasyPointsFanDuel decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total FanDuel daily fantasy points scored
FantasyPointsDraftKings decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total DraftKings daily fantasy points scored
Minutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of minutes played
Seconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of seconds played
Goals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of goals scored
Assists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of assists
ShotsOnGoal decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shots on goal
PowerPlayGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play goals
ShortHandedGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed goals
EmptyNetGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of empty net goals
PowerPlayAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of power play assists
ShortHandedAssists decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of short handed assists
HatTricks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of hat tricks
ShootoutGoals decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total number of shootout goals
PlusMinus decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total plus minus
PenaltyMinutes decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total pentalty minutes
Blocks decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total blocked shots
Hits decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total hits
GoaltendingMinutes integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending minutes
GoaltendingSeconds integer 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending seconds
GoaltendingShotsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending shots against
GoaltendingGoalsAgainst decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending goals against
GoaltendingSaves decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending saves
GoaltendingWins decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending wins
GoaltendingLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings losses
GoaltendingShutouts decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltendings shutouts
Started
from 2017
integer 32 Yes No Yes Total games started
GoaltendingOvertimeLosses decimal 32 Yes Yes Yes Total goaltending overtime losses