Home field advantage

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Danzig

well, if you look at the caps this year, home ice is the only thing keeping them in reach of the playoffs.
in some venues, the boards play a bit differently. the homers would have an advantage because they're used to the idiosyncracies of their ice. i think detroit is one of the arenas like that. then again, the wings are just good anyway.

In Hockey, home teams also get the last shift change and their bench is in a favorable spot for changes in 2 of the 3 periods.