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Old 05-15-2022, 08:32 PM   #467
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Originally Posted by Scornfire View Post
Faceoffs result in posession

Posession has a clear correlation to winning
There is also no correlation between winning faceoffs and possession metrics.

https://theleafsnation.com/2021/11/2...er%20important.

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as far as faceoffs’ impact on winning a game, what we’ve learned from this is that faceoffs have almost no correlation with winning ...

Another point often made with faceoffs is how it helps a team’s possession numbers. In theory, it should, because it allows you to start the play with the puck.

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The R2 of 0.083 tells us that once again, there is almost no correlation between faceoffs and a team’s possession ability.
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