PuckAPI

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:

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

Claude Code -- one command:

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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REST API

PuckAPI also offers a standard REST API:

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

Full documentation at puckapi.com/docs.

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Used by

PuckCast, our NHL predictions site, runs on this API.

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