"With the Game on His Stick": The home (dis)advantage in National Hockey League shootouts
("Mit dem Spiel auf dem Schläger": Zum Heimvorteil /-nachteil in National Hockey League- Spielen)
Objectives:
To determine whether a home advantage or disadvantage is evident in loss and win-imminent situations within National Hockey League (NHL) shootouts.
Design: Archival.
Method:
Shooting percentages were analyzed from the 2006-2011 NHL seasons and shots were classified as: loss-imminent (when a miss results in a loss for the shooter's team); win-imminent (when a goal results in a win for the shooter's team); or non-outcome-imminent (when a miss or goal does not immediately determine the outcome of the game).
Results:
A home advantage was evident in loss-imminent situations when a team needed to score to avoid a loss. By contrast, a home disadvantage was evident in win-imminent situations when a team was shooting to win.
Conclusion:
The home (dis)advantage varies across different outcome-imminent situations. Comparing home and away teams' success in specific situations within a sporting match may be a valuable way of assessing the home (dis)advantage in sports.
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Schlagworte: | Sportpsychologie Eishockey Analyse Wettkampf |
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Notationen: | Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften Spielsportarten |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.03.007 |
Veröffentlicht in: | Psychology of Sport and Exercise |
Veröffentlicht: |
2012
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Jahrgang: | 13 |
Heft: | 5 |
Seiten: | 578-581 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |