Abstract
Objectives: To examine a potential home (dis)advantage in various types of playoff overtime games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Design: Archival. Method: Success rates for home and away teams in win-imminent overtime games (i.e., wherein a team has an opportunity to win the playoff series) were compared to their respective success in non-imminent overtime games (i.e., the outcome of the game does not determine the outcome of the series). Results: When away teams had an opportunity to win a series, they were significantly more likely to win an overtime game compared to home teams. No such advantage was evident for home teams when they had an opportunity to win a series. Conclusions: When an NHL team has an opportunity to win a playoff series, there appears to be an advantage for visiting teams—not home teams—in winning an overtime game.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 195-199 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Psychology of Sport and Exercise |
Volume | 43 |
Early online date | 27 Feb 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2019 |
Funding
Desmond McEwan’s research was supported by a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship award (administered by the Government of Canada and Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council ).
Keywords
- Championship
- Choke
- Clutch
- Home advantage
- Pressure
- Self-attention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology