Winning Face-Offs

Winning face-off's means more time on offense, which means more shots on goal, and eventually more goals in the end. Timing is everything on face-offs. When playing online, there is always going to be a little lag involved, and knowing this will give you the edge. In a lag free game (like playing against the computer), the correct time to strike is when the puck hits the ice like in real hockey. In a game with lag (playing online), the correct time to strike is when the referee lifts his arm. There is really no warning and the time before he lifts his arm is a little different for each faceoff, so you have to be ready. By strike, I mean pull the right stick back towards one of your teammates behind you. I usually chose to pass back to the teammate farthest from the boards because you have more options that way. You can either skate or pass it up the center, are pass it back to the boards and skate up the sides.