io.github.noahowsh/puckapi MCP Server

The hockey data API (io.github.noahowsh/puckapi) provides stats and odds via a REST API and an MCP server. It covers hockey-related data “and everything between,” with tooling exposed through Model Context Protocol and related endpoints for downstream applications.

🛠️ Key Features

Hockey data API focused on stats and odds
Provides both a REST API and an MCP server
12 tools available
Topics include model-context-protocol, mcp-server, hockey-api, sports-data, and sports-analytics

🚀 Use Cases

Retrieve hockey statistics for analysis or display
Access betting-related odds data
Integrate hockey data into MCP-compatible developer workflows
Work with NHL-focused data topics (as indicated by repository topics)

⚡ Developer Benefits

MCP integration for Model Context Protocol consumers
Clear scope: stats and odds under the hockey data API description
Broad sports-data positioning via repository topics

⚠️ Limitations

Only “stats, odds, and everything between” is explicitly stated; no additional coverage details are provided beyond tool and topic metadata.

The hockey data API. Stats, odds, and everything between.
REST API and MCP server. Free to start.

Quick Start · Tools · Data · Pricing · REST API

code

You:    "What were last night's NHL scores?"
Claude: [calls get_games → returns scores, periods, shots, goals]

You:    "Show me the line movement on the Sabres game"
Claude: [calls get_line_movement → opening line, current line, timestamps, book-by-book]

You:    "Compare McDavid and MacKinnon this season"
Claude: [calls get_player_stats x2 → side-by-side goals, assists, points, TOI, shooting %]

Quick Start

Claude Desktop -- add to claude_desktop_config.json:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "puckapi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.puckapi.com/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code -- one command:

bash

claude mcp add --transport http puckapi \
  "https://mcp.puckapi.com/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"

Other MCP clients -- any client supporting Streamable HTTP:

Setting	Value
URL	`https://mcp.puckapi.com/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY`
Transport	Streamable HTTP

_{Also accepts Authorization: Bearer or x-api-key headers. Connecting and listing tools works without a key; calling a tool needs one.}

Get your free key at puckapi.com -- 500 credits, no credit card.

Available Tools

Games -- 4 tools

Tool	Description
`get_games`	Game results with scores, periods, shots, and goals
`get_schedule`	Upcoming and past game schedules
`get_game_detail`	Full box score for a specific game
`get_head_to_head`	Historical matchup data between two teams

Teams -- 3 tools

Tool	Description
`get_standings`	Current or historical standings by season
`get_team_stats`	Team-level stats (goals, shots, PP%, PK%, etc.)
`list_teams`	All NHL teams with abbreviations and metadata

Players -- 5 tools

Tool	Description
`search_players`	Find players by name
`get_player_stats`	Skater stats (goals, assists, points, TOI, etc.)
`get_skater_season_stats`	Season stats leaderboard -- goals, assists, points, TOI, shooting %, filterable by team and sortable by 5 metrics
`get_goalie_stats`	Goalie stats (SV%, GAA, wins, shutouts, etc.)
`get_player_game_log`	Game-by-game lines for a skater or goalie in a season: goals, assists, shots, PIM, saves, SV%

Odds -- 2 tools

Tool	Description
`get_odds`	Opening and closing moneyline, puck line and total by sportsbook, every game from 2019-20
`get_line_movement`	Time-series odds grouped by bookmaker

Play-by-play -- 2 tools

Tool	Description
`get_plays`	Play-by-play events with rink coordinates, strength state and the players involved
`get_shot_map`	Every shot attempt with rink coordinates, shot type, shooter and goalie

Data Coverage

Category	Details
Games	23,000+ across 16 seasons
Play-by-play	Every event since 2010-11 with rink coordinates (6.8M+ events)
Odds	Every game from 2019-20: about 12-14 books a game for 2020-21 to 2023-24, 60+ in 2025-26, and 8 books including Pinnacle captured hourly from October 2026
Line movement	Hourly snapshots from September 2026
Players	4,800+ skaters and goalies
Computed	Expected goals, GSAX, Corsi and Fenwick
PWHL	Games, standings, play-by-play and shot locations; pass `league: "pwhl"` (details)
Updates	Games daily; odds captured hourly

Live coverage by season: historical odds · play-by-play · shot data

Pricing

Plan	Credits/mo	Price
Free	500 every month	$0
Starter	10,000	$19/mo
Pro	30,000	$49/mo
Scale	125,000	$149/mo

Tools cost 1 to 25 credits a call (per-tool costs). Wallet top-ups from $5 never expire.

REST API

PuckAPI also offers a standard REST API:

bash

curl -X POST https://mcp.puckapi.com/v1/get_standings \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Full documentation at puckapi.com/docs.


PuckAPI Skills	28 free Claude Code skills for hockey analytics, betting models, and research
puckapi.com	Sign up, dashboard, API docs
NHL odds tonight	Every tracked sportsbook's moneyline, puck line and total, refreshed hourly
NHL player props today	Points, goals, shots, saves and anytime scorer: the consensus line and the best over and under price per player
Shots on goal prop history	How often a player goes over his shots line, game by game, in Python

Other sports, same tools and key format


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puckapi.com · API Docs · Skills

_{MIT License}

conference	string	optional	Filter by conference
division	string	optional	Filter by division (e.g. Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, Pacific)
season	string	optional	Season ID, 8-digit (e.g. 20242025 for 2024-25). 2024-25 and 2024-2025 also accepted. Defaults to current season.
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

team	string	required	Team abbreviation (e.g. BUF, TOR, NYR)
season	string	optional	Season ID, 8-digit (e.g. 20242025 for 2024-25). 2024-25 and 2024-2025 also accepted. Defaults to current season.
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

conference	string	optional	Filter by conference
division	string	optional	Filter by division
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

date_from	string	optional	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
date_to	string	optional	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
team	string	optional	Team abbreviation to filter (home or away)
season	string	optional	Season ID, 8-digit (e.g. 20242025 for 2024-25). 2024-25 and 2024-2025 also accepted.
game_state	string	optional	Filter by game state. FINAL and OFF both mean finished and return the same games; FUT is scheduled, LIVE in progress.
game_type	string	optional	Filter by game type
limit	integer	optional	Max results (default 100)
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

team	string	optional	Team abbreviation to filter
days	integer	optional	Number of days ahead to look (default 7)
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

PuckAPI

io.github.noahowsh/puckapi MCP Server

🛠️ Key Features

🚀 Use Cases

⚡ Developer Benefits

⚠️ Limitations

Topics

get_standings

get_team_stats

list_teams

get_games

get_schedule

get_game_detail

get_head_to_head

search_players

get_player_stats

get_goalie_stats

get_skater_season_stats

get_player_game_log

get_odds

get_line_movement

get_player_props

get_prop_history

get_plays

get_shot_map

get_shifts

get_situation_time

get_predictions

get_prop_projections

Quick Start

Available Tools

Data Coverage

Pricing

REST API

Other sports, same tools and key format

Install

Remote endpoint

Related servers

game_id	string	required	NHL game ID (e.g. 2025020887)
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

team1	string	required	First team abbreviation (e.g. BUF)
team2	string	required	Second team abbreviation (e.g. TOR)
season	string	optional	Season ID, 8-digit (e.g. 20242025 for 2024-25). 2024-25 and 2024-2025 also accepted. Omit for all-time.
limit	integer	optional	Max games to return (default 20)
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

query	string	required	Player name to search for (partial match supported)
team	string	optional	Filter by team abbreviation
position	string	optional	Filter by position
active	boolean	optional	Filter by active status (default: true). Set false to search active plus retired/historical players.
limit	integer	optional	Max results (default 10)
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

player_id	integer	required	NHL player ID
league	string	optional	League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

player_id	number \| string	required	Player id (e.g. 8478402) from search_players.
market	string	required	The market: player_points (points), player_goals (goals), player_assists (assists), player_shots_on_goal (shots on goal), player_blocked_shots (blocked shots), player_total_saves (goalie saves), player_goal_scorer_anytime (anytime goal scorer (over = scores))
from_date	string	optional	First date, YYYY-MM-DD (the game's date).
to_date	string	optional	Last date, YYYY-MM-DD (the game's date).
bookmaker	string	optional	One book's closing line instead of the median across books, e.g. draftkings.
limit	integer	optional	Games to return, oldest first (default 50, max 200). next_from_date says where to continue.

team	string	optional	Team abbreviation, e.g. COL. Keeps the games that team plays in, home or away.
player	string	optional	Part of a player's name, e.g. makar. Accents are ignored. Keeps only matching players.