Fetch and Convert NHL Play by Play game data
Application built using Node.js that provides the means for accessing, fetching NHL Schedule and Play by Play game data in JSON format and converting the output to CSV.
Hope your familiar with this…
2016-2017 NHL Season Schedule -> http://live.nhl.com/GameData/SeasonSchedule-20162017.json
Play by Play for game 2016020031 -> http://live.nhl.com/GameData/20162017/2016020031/PlayByPlay.json
Note: Schedule and Play by Play data only available from the 2011-2012 NHL Season and onward…
Install the dependencies with the following command:
npm install
Create a data directory:
mkdir data
Before using you will need to create a specific directory for each of the seasons you will be fetching data for.
i.e. To fetch data from the 2012-2013 NHL season you need to create the following folder 20122013 under the data directory.
Fetch Play by Play JSON
node fetch.js season [game]
To fetch all games for a specific season:
node fetch.js 20152016
To fetch a specific game from a specific season
node fetch.js 20162017 2016020001
Convert Play by Play JSON to CSV
node convert.js season [game]
To convert all games for a specific season:
node convert.js 20152016
To convert a specific game from a specific season
node convert.js 20162017 2016020001