# ESPN NHL Scoreboard by Date

> ESPN NHL Scoreboard by Date is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns ESPN NHL game data for a specified date, including matchups, faceoff times, and final scores/status.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/espn-nhl-scoreboard-date
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/espn-nhl-scoreboard-by-date-9c13034e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bPdXny2pm7Le5AkW2E7va

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability espn-nhl-scoreboard-by-date-9c13034e -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up all the NHL games from last night, January 14 2025 — I want to see the matchups, faceoff times, and final scores?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured NHL game data (matchups, times, and scores) for a specific date from ESPN. Prefer this over general sports APIs when ESPN-sourced NHL scoreboard data is needed and you have a specific date in YYYYMMDD format.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid date format (not YYYYMMDD) may return an error or empty results
- Dates with no scheduled NHL games return an empty game list
- Future dates may return scheduled games without scores
- Offseason dates may return no results
- Missing query parameter may cause a bad request error

## How this service works

ESPN NHL games for a given date (YYYYMMDD): matchup, faceoff time and final status Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON object containing a list of NHL games for the requested date, each with team matchup details, scheduled faceoff time, and current or final game status/score as sourced from ESPN.

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