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Home ice has been more of a disadvantage in this year's NHL playoffs

In the Stanley Cup playoffs, there's a common refrain spouted by NHL players: there's nothing like playing at home.

"We won a lot of hockey games at home and we're real comfortable in this building," Jets captain Blake Wheeler said before the Western Conference finals began. "We play with confidence in here."

When the series shifted back to Vegas for Game 3, Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland said: "It's huge. We have a great atmosphere here at T-Mobile with all the fans. We got to feed off that."