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face-off
Sign in to savethumb|A referee (center) drops the hockey puck|puck between [[Ryan Johansen (left) and Nicklas Bäckström for a face-off during a National Hockey League game between the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals in October 2018]] A face-off is the method used to begin and restart play after goals in some sports using sticks, primarily ice hockey, inline hockey, bandy, floorball, broomball, rinkball, and lacrosse.
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17 sectionsContents
- Hockey
- Ice hockey
- History
- Field hockey
- Bandy
- Floorball
- Broomball
- Rinkball
- Lacrosse
- Field lacrosse
- Women's lacrosse
- Similar rules in other sports
- Shinty
- American football
- Coin toss
- See also
- References
thumb|A referee (center) drops the hockey puck|puck between [[Ryan Johansen (left) and Nicklas Bäckström for a face-off during a National Hockey League game between the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals in October 2018]] A face-off is the method used to begin and restart play after goals in some sports using sticks, primarily ice hockey, inline hockey, bandy, floorball, broomball, rinkball, and lacrosse.
During a face-off, two teams line up in opposition to each other, and the opposing players attempt to gain control of the puck or ball after it is dropped or otherwise placed between their sticks by an official.