Faceoffs 7 - Home Ice Advantage

HOW MUCH IS HOME ICE ADVANTAGE WORTH ON FACEOFFS

https://forechecker.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-good-to-be-home.html?m=1

(Feb 2007)

Given an average of roughly 60 faceoffs per game, this translates into a couple extra draws per game being won by the home team.

Indeed, it seems like the home team does enjoy a benefit in the faceoff circle.

THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME ICE ADVANTAGE

http://www.behindthenet.ca/blog/labels/Faceoffs.html

(Sept 2008)

There is a clear home-ice faceoff advantage

because the home team also has the last line change, this may result in the home team rarely having a poor faceoff-taker lined up against a good one in critical situations.