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28 skills for hockey analytics

Claude Code skills that teach Claude how to build prediction models, analyze odds, and track performance. Install in one command. Data via PuckAPI.

# Add the MCP server
$ claude mcp add puckapi https://mcp.puckapi.com/mcp --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

# Then ask Claude anything
$ claude "Show me tonight's NHL games with odds"
28
skills
7
categories
10K+
lines of methodology
01

Data Exploration

Find games, compare teams, scout players, check odds.

game-lookup

Find games by date, team, season. Scores and schedule.

team-analysis

Standings, stats, strength of schedule, rankings.

player-scouting

Player search, stats, comparison, NHLe translation.

goalie-analysis

GSAA, xSV%, high-danger save%, workload tracking.

odds-explorer

Multi-book odds comparison, line movement detection.

nl-to-query

Natural language to structured data queries.

game-preview

Full game preview: matchup, goalie, trends, odds.

02

Hockey Analytics

Understand and build the metrics that matter.

hockey-analytics

Corsi, Fenwick, xG, PDO, RAPM, WAR definitions and context.

xg-model-building

Build an expected goals model from play-by-play shot data.

03

Methodology

Feature engineering, model training, validation, calibration.

feature-engineering

Rolling windows, shift(1) leakage detection, feature catalogs.

walk-forward-validation

Temporal cross-validation. Refuses k-fold on time series.

model-building

LR to RF to XGBoost ladder. Hard-vote ensemble.

elo-engineering

5 Elo variants with NHL-tuned configs.

probability-calibration

Platt scaling, isotonic regression, Brier score decomposition.

odds-analysis

4 devigging methods (power, multiplicative, Shin, worst-case).

data-pipeline

GitHub Actions automation, SQLite schema, credit budgeting.

04

Betting

Find edges, size bets, track performance honestly.

edge-detection

EV calculation, Kelly criterion sizing, CLV tracking.

backtesting

Walk-forward historical strategy simulation.

daily-card

Full slate analysis with edge rankings. Requires your model.

bet-tracker

Log predictions, track CLV, test statistical significance.

visualization

Calibration plots, edge charts, player cards, correlation matrices.

05

Sport-Specific Models

Specialized prediction models for specific bet types.

totals-modeling

Over/under prediction. Pace metrics, Poisson, under bias.

prop-modeling

Player prop projections. TOI-first architecture, SGP correlation.

war-gar-decomposition

RAPM ridge regression, component GAR, contract surplus.

playoff-simulation

Monte Carlo season and bracket simulation.

06

Workflow

Prompt patterns, hypothesis testing, skill routing.

ai-hockey-workflow

4 workflow patterns for hypothesis testing with Claude.

dispatch

Routes requests to the right 2-3 skills automatically.

07

Infrastructure

MCP tool routing, credit tracking, data source management.

puckapi-tool

Routes all MCP tool calls. 12 endpoints, credit tracking, BYOD support.

Open source methodology. Production-ready data.

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