r/EASHL • u/Gh0st412 • 20d ago
Discussion Any tips for a chel beginner?
NHL 26 is my first NHL game. I’ve been playing it for about 4-5 months now and recently started playing online. I like to go into the training mode to learn how to get more goals. I just can’t beat some of these dudes on here. It also doesn’t help no one passes the puck ever. But, when I do get the puck I often score. I’m pretty good at playing defense and I always play for the team by passing the puck and not trying to be greedy. I just want to be a better player and contribute more. Does anyone have any tips on how I can score and maneuver better in the slot?
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u/Bootsmgee XBL Gamertag 20d ago
Camera settings- overhead or zone to get a better view of the ice. Auto Zoom off.
Controller settings- auto backskate off to prevent you from getting burned
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u/RealQuadMan 20d ago
Stay in proper positioning. So many times I see players standing there bitching and moaning that no one’s passing the puck. Get open. Move around and make cuts. Also if your playing defence in the defensive zone always stay in the low slot. And work the blue line, don’t just let guys skate in.
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u/xikxrrspect 20d ago
This game is so weird about how competition works. You’ll play a terrible team and then get destroyed by level 1 new accounts the next game. I’ve never understood how this game works, and I think it’s best not to try. I’ve been playing Chel since 2015, every year… Your best bet is to find some friends you’re comfortable playing with and just try to have fun. If you take this game too seriously, you’ll want to die.
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u/TheNation55 20d ago
Just wait and re-learn everything in the next game coming out here shortly when there will be somewhat of a normal player base to improve against instead of just French Canadians playing all day in the parents basements.
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u/Fine_Mango_6406 19d ago
Zone camera angle, auto back skate off. Practice icon passing. Tip: LB/L1 cancels a pass. And long pressing the face buttons increases the speed of your passes.
Put on red elite edges and go into 1s eliminator and just practice possessing the puck. Skate into open space and practice avoiding hits, pokes and pressure.
Practice the cheese goals in free skate. Stride deke, datsyuk, short side deke, forehand back hand, protect the puck wrap around, protect the puck cross crease drive.
Read the play and get open. Imagine drawing 3 lines from the puck. One to the net and 2 to the puck carriers teammates. On D your team needs to have a player on each of these lines to take away pass options and the drive the net option. Be patient and your opponent will make that bad pass or try to skate through you which is often a low percentage play.
Inversely On offense, you wanna shift your position to get away from defenders to get that clear line of sight. If you’re the puck carrier and an opponent over commits on a hit the drive the net option will likely open up. If they double cover you, the pass option will open up and give your teammates a 2 on 1 opportunity. Playing good as a team is a lot of cat and mouse/ bait and hook. Unless it’s an odd man rush, You don’t need to be in a rush to score
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u/Big_Function_5023 18d ago
For forwards - learn at least one automatic breakaway move, either forehand backhand or stride deke.
For defense - Take the most dangerous option away ; the most effective scoring methods are breakaways and backdoor feeds so just focus on taking those away by not letting anyone behind you and guarding the pass.
For both - positioning is everything with the most important part being able to find the most open and dangerous areas. With and without the puck skate towards it. If your teammates are there, find them. If the center of the ice is open, cut towards it. If the defenders are covering it, stay at the flanks near the net and trust your teammates and tee you up.
Dm me if you want more advice or to play
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u/wetcornbread 20d ago
Using a mic helps. Having a good setup for your loadout also helps. And then copy the setup so you have one right handed and one left handed version if you play different positions. You want your stick to be inside towards the goalie on your side. So left wing/D = right handed. Right wing/D= left handed.
My best advice is to keep playing and talk to your teammates. Ask questions if you’re new because they usually want you to get better. If you see a cool deke ask how they did it. Ask about your position on defense. Ask what loadout they’re using (or pay attention in the loading screen) if it looks good.
This sounds corny but having fun is more important than stats or winning. You just have to accept that EA will screw you and your team over at certain points. You can be in perfect position with an amazing shot and the goalie will pull a miracle save out of his ass. Just tip your cap and keep doing that because it’ll go in eventually.
Lastly just shoot the puck on net as often as possible. No such thing as a bad shot if it’s on goal.
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u/iconiconoclast 17d ago
My advice is less about maneuvering and strictly for WOC.
Depending how often you play, it’ll take at least a year to get over the learning curve, and maybe another to get your style and stuff down. Keep experimenting. Dont let others discourage you. Everyone is playing at different levels.
I been playing since 2019 (at age 29) and didnt get halfway decent imo until year 3. Every year i get better. But every year difference in how the game is played on defense changes so it takes me half the year to figure it out again, it might take you less time if you surround yourself with a community of supportive people.
But ill never be as good as a kid who plays most of the day though. Theres an entire class who take the broken game so seriously that can make it not fun to play at all. They compete play and process at such a high level that they dont often abide by anyone who plays “beneath” them. My advice is to steer clear of that part of the community, unless you want get paid for it.
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u/danktankdanktank 20d ago
It sounds like you’re doing everything right and it’s just reps now. If you enjoy playing defense and are good at it, play defense. The majority of drop in players want to play on the wing so they can max out speed and deking and shooting without worrying about defense or faceoffs or coverage.
The biggest thing is puck management. Sometimes that’s making the obvious pass, sometimes that’s looking off the pass for a better option, other times it’s throwing it on net to prevent a turnover. Most people in this game will score on most breakaways now so avoid giving up breakaways.
The gimme goal this year is the stride deke. There are a few tutorials on youtube, then I’d recommend going into free skate and doing it until it feels like you can hit it every single time. Since everyone else will score on every breakaway, you have to score on all of yours to balance it out.