import requests
from pprint import pprint

req2 = requests.get('https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/game/2017010001/feed/live')
game_data = req2.json()['gameData']
player_data = game_data['players']

print(type(player_data))
pprint(player_data)

<class 'dict'>
{'ID8467875': {'active': True,
               'alternateCaptain': True,
               'birthCity': 'Ornskoldsvik',
               'birthCountry': 'SWE',
               'birthDate': '1980-09-26',
               'captain': False,
               'currentAge': 37,
               'currentTeam': {'id': 23,
                               'link': '/api/v1/teams/23',
                               'name': 'Vancouver Canucks',
                               'triCode': 'VAN'},
               'firstName': 'Daniel',
               'fullName': 'Daniel Sedin',
               'height': '6' 1"',
               'id': 8467875,
               'lastName': 'Sedin',
               'link': '/api/v1/people/8467875',
               'nationality': 'SWE',
               'primaryNumber': '22',
               'primaryPosition': {'abbreviation': 'LW',
                                   'code': 'L',
                                   'name': 'Left Wing',
                                   'type': 'Forward'},
               'rookie': False,
               'rosterStatus': 'Y',
               'shootsCatches': 'L',
               'weight': 190},
 'ID8467876': {'active': True,
               'alternateCaptain': False,
               'birthCity': 'Ornskoldsvik',
               'birthCountry': 'SWE',
               'birthDate': '1980-09-26',
               'captain': True,
               'currentAge': 37,
               'currentTeam': {'id': 23,
                               'link': '/api/v1/teams/23',
                               'name': 'Vancouver Canucks',
                               'triCode': 'VAN'},
               'firstName': 'Henrik',
               'fullName': 'Henrik Sedin',
               'height': '6' 2"',
               'id': 8467876,
               'lastName': 'Sedin',
               'link': '/api/v1/people/8467876',
               'nationality': 'SWE',
               'primaryNumber': '33',
               'primaryPosition': {'abbreviation': 'C',
                                   'code': 'C',
                                   'name': 'Center',
                                   'type': 'Forward'},
               'rookie': False,
               'rosterStatus': 'Y',
               'shootsCatches': 'L',
               'weight': 183},

import requests
from pprint import pprint

req2 = requests.get('https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/game/2017010001/feed/live')
game_data = req2.json()['gameData']
player_data = game_data['players']

for p_data in player_data:

    print(type(p_data))
    pprint(p_data)

<class 'str'>
'ID8470626'
<class 'str'>
'ID8469639'
<class 'str'>
'ID8477937'
<class 'str'>
'ID8470105'
<class 'str'>
'ID8473614'
<class 'str'>
'ID8477018'