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Home Ice Disadvantage

What has happened to home ice advantage in the NHL? 

It should come as no big surprise that road teams are having tremendous success so far through the first round of the 2012 NHL Playoffs (We highlighted 1st round trends back on 4/11). Through the first 32 games, teams playing on the highway are 21-11 netting bettors $1,519 assuming a base unit of $100.  In an article published by ESPN back on April 9th, they rated the top 5 home ice advantages in all of hockey and those teams alone have combined to go 3-7 so it just goes to show that no one is safe in the confines of their own arena.

Below you’ll find the breakdown of every game through the first 32 and while the results may surprise, it’s hard to argue with their early profitability. (All data courtesy of covers.com)

 

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Money Road Wins Money Road Wins
Flyers/Penguins $342 3 Kings/Canucks $280 3
Senators/Rangers $41 2 Redwings/Predators $277 3
Capitals/Bruins $29 2 Blackhawks/Coyotes $261 3
Devils/Panthers $44 2 Blues/Sharks $245 3
Total $456 9 Total $1,063 12

Below you’ll find details by series with individual game results. Keep in mind this may be as much an anomaly as anything else so don’t forget the basics of handicapping in lieu of blindly betting road team’s moving forward.


Road Team Result Price Road Team Result Price
Game 1 Flyers W 167 Game 1 Kings W 142
Game 2 Flyers W 168 Game 2 Kings W 142
Game 3 Penguins L (100) Game 3 Canucks L (104)
Game 4 Penguins W 107 Game 4 Canucks W 100
Total 3-1 342 Total 3-1 280
Road Team Result Price Road Team Result Price
Game 1 Senators L (100) Game 1 Red Wings L (100)
Game 2 Senators W 145 Game 2 Red Wings W 101
Game 3 Rangers W 100 Game 3 Predators W 133
Game 4 Rangers L (104) Game 4 Predators W 143
Total 2-2 41 Total 3-1 277
Road Team Result Price Road Team Result Price
Game 1 Capitals L (100) Game 1 Blackhawks L (100)
Game 2 Capitals W 167 Game 2 Blackhawks W 100
Game 3 Bruins W 100 Game 3 Coyotes W 141
Game 4 Bruins L (138) Game 4 Coyotes W 120
Total 2-2 29 Total 3-1 261
Road Team Result Price Road Team Result Price
Game 1 Devils W 100 Game 1 Sharks W 145
Game 2 Devils L (106) Game 2 Sharks L (100)
Game 3 Panthers W 150 Game 3 Blues W 100
Game 4 Panthers L (100) Game 4 Blues W 100
Total 2-2 44 Total 3-1 245