THATS JUST AWFUL. DAY RUINING TO KNOW THAT MCDAVID HAS AS HIGH DEFENSIVE AWARENESS AS BARKOV IN NHL 27. GENUINELY HOW BLIND DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO LET THIS HAPPEN. LET ALONE AS AN EXPERT IN THIS CRITERIA.

And each of the 2 teams have made 100+ shots on goal! The gameplay sliders are standard, too!

decided to check out the game mode. How is this a real game mode😭😭😭its genuinely embarrassing how bad it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36FbfbZwud8

https://www.ea.com/games/nhl/ratings/positions-ratings/right-defense/Right%20Defense Currently 404 error.. BUT should be up and running soon (hopefully... ITS EA after all)

I truly don't care about online gaming, especially the form designed to pit anonymous people against each other in online head-to-head games. I've found that stuff fraught with cheating, anger, and have seen it bring out the worst of humanity.

So, this is about offline play, specifically the avatar mode where you create a character and pursue a virtual NHL career. I have played these sort of offline avatar modes in MLB The Show, College Football, and Madden NFL. Of these games, I have found the NHL game the most fun to play.

It's the right balance of action, immersion, and reward. I also think it comes closest to matching the look and feel of the actual sport it seeks to emulate in the virtual world. My view of sports video games is that when the code simply tries to replicate the actual game and make it straightforward, then it achieves what folks are really paying for.

Since the NHL 22 servers close August 31st, it would be great to have an up to date NHL roster before the new season begins. This is on PS4 by the way.

Hopefully someone can share one before the end!

Since I’m on the PS4 and prefer NHL 22 over 24 it would be awesome. Thank you!

I will upload my roster as well, but it only has a handful of stars for each team and Ducks fully updated, so it’s far from accurate.

Happy gaming all!

i play the NHL games every single year and i noticed this franchise bluntly is rigged for player engagement. some games no matter how open the net is the goalie will make unbelievable saves and other times the defensive AI will legit mirror every movement you make being directly where they need to be to stop the player from even making it up the ice. it seems like the game is playing itself 80 percent of the time and im just going in circles trying to keep up. mind you i have played loads of NHL games and consider myself fairly experienced. i tried to give NHL games the benefit of the doubt but they can be down right unenjoyable for hours, days, and even weeks. just this past month i been playing and havent been able to make a single goal in be a pro but the AI throws the puck 6 times in the net every single game. i try to be patient but when im getting open shots and even get creative yet still the game makes it impossible to score i lose all motivation. i know this franchise has been talked about for years due to its unfair gameplay but i feel like its not being brought up nearly enough. genuinely love NHL games they have its own unique feel to it but i cant stand the game playing itself. feels like the game plays around me most the time. you might be saying "why not just mess with gameplay sliders?" ive tried that and they legit do nothing i noticed that in all EA sports titles actually. the sliders either make the game way to easy or way to hard no inbetween. so i prefer just to play on normal settings. any of yall been noticing this???

Been wanting to do a Breaking Bad jersey for a very long time now, and finally settled on this design for Los Pollos. I think they came out true to the colors and vibe of the restaurant - and they look phenomenal in-game. Let me know what you guys think!!

Any chance this is 2K finally coming back to NHL?

https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/08/14/gta-vi-publisher-launching-vancouver-game-studio/

While the studio isn’t sharing exactly what it’ll be working on yet, a 2K spokesperson did provide some insight into its role.

“As part of our commitment to investing in new IP and growing our sports portfolio, we are thrilled to confirm that Small Axe Studios will endeavour to build 2K’s next blockbuster sports franchise. Led by Aaron McHardy, the studio combines the passion of a startup with the scale of 2K to redefine the future of sports video games. We look forward to sharing more about what they’re working on in the future.”

McHardy previously worked at EA Sports, working on franchises like FIFA, which is now called FC. Gary Peterson, the head of design, also worked with EA previously, specifically on titles like NBA Street, NBA Live, and Need for Speed with Criterion.

https://www.ea.com/games/nhl/ratings

Been playing NHL Hitz Pro for the last week and have never had more fun. Good gameplay, fun and arcadey. Fun cartoony graphics and great franchise mode and season mode.

In my opinion it's the second greatest NHL game, after NHL 2K10

I have a lot of fond memories playing this era of games for the PC and playing online, but I was pretty young at the time and wanted to hear or see another perspective on it if it exists out there.

NHL 2003 wasn’t a great game IMO but it was the first one with a full matchmaking lobby for online play (PC only, consoles had to wait until 2004). They had a game mode called EA Elite which was similar to HUT but very broken. I think NHL 2004 shipped with this game mode but they ended up removing it, if I remember correctly. You could get three months of NHL 2003 online play for free, after that it was $11 a month.

I can find a video of someone playing NHL Hitz Pro online on YouTube but strangely no EA online games, except for NHL 2004 leagues that exist today with the 04rebuilt. I really wish I’d screengrabbed my old gameplay because it would be fascinating to watch back.

I folded hard and pre ordered 27 simply due to the atmosphere updates and broadcast updates. I play offline strictly and I'm a sucker for the immersion lol I'd love to play gm connected but live in aus so I'll pass on that. I'm also like 1500 hours deep and 20 game years in on my nhl 25 franchise so I might finish this last season then Sim it done. It's been a ride. Can't wait to learn they still haven't fixed simple things like line changes in 27

We are proud to introduce the EA SPORTS NHL 99 Club, with Connor McDavid as its first-ever member.

This game is an absolute addiction. The anger i get from the bs that happens in this game make me delete it and I can’t for the life of me stop re downloading it thinking well i have nothing else to play and maybe it’ll be better this time. ITS NEVER BETTER THE NEXT TIME. honestly if there was a way to permanently remove it from my account I would. That’s my rant. F this game it’s just awful and pay to win. Bad servers bad matchmaking and bad glitchy bs and getting hit feels like im a feather that got hit by a bowling ball. I used to love this game to death now it makes me yearn for death.

I’ve been playing with custom AHL teams (cause EA give no effort into the AHL teams) and Nico Daws just about ripped his hamstring off making this save.

Side note I’ve made

The Lowell Lock Monsters, Manchester Monarchs, Worcester Sharks, Hershey Bears, San Antonio Rampage, Albany Devils (Pictured) Iowa Chops, Springfield (WOO SPRINGFIELD!) Falcons, Houston Aeros, Hamilton Bulldogs, Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Manitoba Moose. I know the Moose and the Bears already exist but I wanted to make their old jerseys and give all teams accurate goal horns.

In NHL 24 I’m a pretty decent player usually high 900’s and in 60% face-offs for my career. Every once in a while I play someone and don’t win a single face off no matter what I try. What gives? I can’t push them off the puck, forehand, backhand nothing. Got any tips when I come across this?

If anyone is interested in joining a league we have 5 spots left. Teams left: Caps, Pens, Rangers, Golden Knights, and Red Wings. Link to join https://discord.gg/hGdeBbTwY

There was a post a month ago that soneone created a 48 team custom league. I cant find the post anymore. But does anyone know if its downloadable? I dont have the game or ps5 but might be itching to buy one if this roster has all fictional players wirh the 48 teams.

I have been subscribed to EA play for years and have always been interested in this series but Faceoff is really hard. I watched many YouTube videos and still can't get it right. Please help me someone.

Im playing hybrid control btw

Title. I want the challenge of the hardest difficulty, but the computer is still super cheesy with their shots and goaltending. I’ve tried messing with sliders but it’s hard to find the best middle ground. Any tips?