faceoff 0.2.0

Terminal tool for watching hockey games

Faceoff

A terminal user interface (TUI) application for following NHL hockey games in real-time.

Features

• Live Game Schedule: Browse NHL games by date with easy navigation (previous/next day)
• Real-time Updates: Auto-refreshing scores for live games
• Game Details: View play-by-play, box scores, and scoring summaries for in-progress and completed games
• Pre-Game Preview: View matchup data including goalie comparison and skater leaders for upcoming games
• League Standings: View current NHL standings with multiple views (Wild Card, Division, Conference, League)
• Player Stats Leaders: View top players in various statistical categories for skaters and goalies
• Team Browser: Browse all NHL teams, view rosters, and team schedules
• Player Profiles: View detailed player information, career stats, and game logs
• Responsive Layout: Game cards automatically arrange based on terminal width
• Local Time Display: Game times shown in your local timezone with timezone abbreviation

Installation

Using uvx (recommended)

uvx faceoff

Using pip

pip install faceoff

Then run:

faceoff

From source

git clone https://github.com/vgreg/faceoff.git
cd faceoff
uv run faceoff

Usage

Schedule Screen (Main Screen)

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Navigate between game cards
h	Previous day
l	Next day
t	Jump to today
s	View standings
p	View player stats
m	Browse teams
r	Refresh
Enter	Select game (for live/completed games)
q	Quit

Game Screen

Key	Action
b or Escape	Back to schedule
r	Refresh
Tab	Switch between tabs (Play-by-Play, Box Score, Summary)
q	Quit

Pre-Game Screen

Key	Action
b or Escape	Back to schedule
r	Refresh
q	Quit

Standings Screen

Key	Action
Tab	Switch between views (Wild Card, Division, Conference, League)
Up/Down or j/k	Scroll standings
b or Escape	Back to schedule
r	Refresh
q	Quit

Stats Screen

Key	Action
Tab	Switch between Skaters and Goalies
b or Escape	Back to schedule
r	Refresh
q	Quit

Teams Screen

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Navigate between team cards
Enter	Select team to view details
b or Escape	Back to schedule
r	Refresh
q	Quit

Team Detail Screen

Key	Action
Tab	Switch between Roster and Schedule
Enter	Select player to view profile
b or Escape	Back to teams
r	Refresh
q	Quit

Player Screen

Key	Action
Tab	Switch between Info, Stats, and Game Log
b or Escape	Back
r	Refresh
q	Quit

Screenshot

Acknowledgments

This project was inspired by Playball, a similar terminal application for following MLB baseball games.

Built With

• Textual - The modern TUI framework for Python that powers the user interface
• nhl-stats-api-client - Python client for accessing NHL API data

Disclaimer

This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the National Hockey League (NHL), any of its teams, or any of its affiliates. All NHL logos, trademarks, and data are the property of the NHL and its teams.

This application uses publicly available NHL API data for informational and educational purposes only.

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/vgreg/faceoff.git
cd faceoff
make install

Running Tests

uv run pytest

Linting

uv run ruff check src/

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.