The gameday package allows you to get basic information about National Hockey League games from live.nhle.com.
How to install and load the gameday package in R:
library("devtools")
install_github("rebjoh/gameday")
library("gameday")To find the vignette associated with gameday using R:
browseVignettes(package = "gameday")Alternatively, view the vignette for gameday here.