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What goes into faceoffs?

Is it just Fo rating? Coach? Strat?
Just curious to see, for example, how a 90fo player can win 60% against a 92fo player but then another 90fo player only wins 30%. What causes a big discrepancy? Or is the randomness margin just that big?

Thanks

Hi.

Don't forget that in the NHL,
1) the best player rarely gets more than 55% of success. 60% is extremely rare.
2) There 30+ FO in a game.
So randomness is a big factor in the FO.