# Faceoff

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Faceoff and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free terminal app for following NHL games, praised as fun and as a missing interface for sports.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun to use, even for non-fans (2 comments): "Not a hockey fan but i absolutely love this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47829519)) "Super fun! Nice job shipping!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826515))
- Thanks and praise for the builder (2 comments): "I love this so much and appreciate you for building it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47842756)) "Super fun! Nice job shipping!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826515))
- Sports interface like Teletext (2 comments): "It's like the reinvention of Teletext" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47828975)) "The missing interface from sports." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826600))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Faceoff", https://hackerapproved.com/p/faceoff/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).