Faceoff tutorial?

[oldrockinguy]

Can anybody post?

[EpicGingy]

Depending on which hand your player is point the right analog stick left or right. This will either make your player go on the forehand or backhand depending on which hand the center is.

As you see the ref start dropping the puck push buck on the right analog stick to win the draw cleanly. If you have a strong centerman point it up to push the opposing center forward. If this is in the offensive zone this may or may not take a shot.

This is as simple as I can put it. I'm pretty sure there's a guide for faceoffs on NHL 11 somewhere on this site, and the system is pretty much exactly the same.

[jyoung]

Here's the NHL 11 face off guide:

http://www.operationsports.com/strat...faceoff-guide/

Nothing has changed for NHL 12, so everything still applies.

[TheMatrix31]

Thanks for this. I'm getting utterly slaughtered on faceoffs. I think I got outdrawn like, 24-3 the last game I played.

[oldrockinguy]

that's exactly what I was looking for!

[gfunkadelphia]

me too ! I get killed on faceoffs. I thought I was gonna have to continue to rely on luck. Tks very helpful

[bad_philanthropy]

I think they have changed faceoffs in '12. This year it seems you have to use both sticks. I find I have more success kind of aiming with the left stick and digging at the puck with the right stick. I could be totally wrong here, but I seem to have way more success using both sticks.

[jyoung]

The left stick is only used for tie ups.

You control the direction of the puck with the right stick.