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 puckapi \
  --transport streamable-http \
  "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 for REST API usage.}

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 -- 4 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.)

Odds -- 2 tools

Tool	Description
get_odds	Pre-game odds from 15+ sportsbooks (ML, spread, total)
get_line_movement	Track how lines move from open to close

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Data Coverage

Category	Details
Seasons	2008-09 through current (16+)
Games	22,000+ with full box scores
Odds	Pre-game ML, spread, totals from 15+ books
Line movement	Opening to closing line tracking
Players	3,000+ skaters and goalies
Updates	Scores and odds refresh throughout the day

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Pricing

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

Each tool call costs 1 credit. Top up anytime with wallet deposits.

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REST API

PuckAPI also offers a standard REST API:

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

Full documentation at puckapi.com/docs.

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Related

PuckAPI Skills	28 free Claude Code skills for hockey analytics, betting models, and research
puckapi.com	Sign up, dashboard, API docs

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