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NHL 23

Platform(s): PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Bucharest (EU), EA Vancouver (US)
Release Date: Oct. 14, 2022

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'NHL 23' Announces Top 50 Player Ratings - Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2022 @ 12:11 a.m. PDT

NHL 23 brings players together with the most socially connected Chel experience ever and adds women's players to the Ultimate Team.

Electronic Arts is bringing hockey fans together with EA Sports NHL 23, the most authentic and immersive NHL game ever.

NHL 23 is greater together and will bring an all-new level of social play never before seen in the franchise when cross-platform matchmaking comes to the game in November 2022, allowing matchmaking between players of the same platform generation in World of Chel and Hockey Ultimate Team (HUT).

Powered by the Frostbite engine, NHL 23 brings fans new levels of authenticity with gameplay improvements that include over 500 new last chance playmaking animations, living arenas and atmosphere, deep franchise-mode customization and new ways to play HUT, including the addition of IIHF Women’s National Teams in HUT, allowing the best women’s and men’s players in the world to compete on one lineup.

EA Sports has also revealed two cover athletes for NHL 23 that represent an exciting new generation of hockey talent—Anaheim Ducks phenom Trevor Zegras and Canadian professional hockey and women’s national team member Sarah Nurse, the first woman to grace the cover of EA Sports NHL.

In a historic first, IIHF Women’s National Team members can now play alongside men in a Hockey Ultimate Team (HUT) lineup, allowing players to make their dream team of the sport’s best players. After their introduction last year, national teams will continue to play a prominent role in NHL 23, as national team players will have both base and master items incorporated into HUT events. In addition, players can now compete in a variety of new rotating game themes in HUT Rivals. NHL 23 also introduces three additional tiers of HUT Rivals Rewards based on win or win streaks.

For the second year, the EA Sports NHL franchise returns to the legendary Frostbite engine, bringing whole new levels of visual immersion to the game. From electrifying new OT Winner, Hat Trick and Shootout celebrations that will hype you up, to raucous stadiums with overhauled levels of Crowd Awareness and Moment to Moment Reactions, NHL 23 has the most authentic in-game atmosphere in franchise history. A whole new series of Last Chance Puck Movement gameplay animations add even more excitement to the game, with over 500 new Stumble Action animations, loose puck plays and enhanced goalie AI.

EA SPORTS NHL 23 has continued its fan-favorite tradition by announcing the complete Top 50 player rankings, along with the Top 10 lists for various positions and attributes like Speed, Strength, Skills and more.

Did your favorite player make the cut?

Top 10 Centers Top 10 Goalies
ConnorMcDavidEdmonton OilCenter95 AndreiVasilevskiyTampa Bay LigGoalie94
AustonMatthewsToronto MaplCenter94 IgorShesterkinNew York RanGoalie92
NathanMacKinnonColorado AvalCenter94 ConnorHellebuyckWinnipeg JetsGoalie90
LeonDraisaitlEdmonton OilCenter93 JacobMarkstromCalgary FlameGoalie90
SidneyCrosbyPittsburgh PeCenter93 JohnGibsonAnaheim DucGoalie90
AleksanderBarkovFlorida PanthCenter92 ThatcherDemkoVancouver CaGoalie89
StevenStamkosTampa Bay LigCenter90 JuuseSarosNashville PreGoalie89
EvgeniMalkinPittsburgh PeCenter90 FrederikAndersenCarolina HurriGoalie89
SebastianAhoCarolina HurriCenter89 IlyaSorokinNew York IslaGoalie88
PatriceBergeronBoston BruinsCenter89 SergeiBobrovskyFlorida PanthGoalie88
 
Top 10 LD Top 10 RD
RomanJosiNashville PreLeft Defense93 CaleMakarColorado AvalRight Defense94
VictorHedmanTampa Bay LigLeft Defense93 AdamFoxNew York RanRight Defense90
DevonToewsColorado AvalLeft Defense88 JohnCarlsonWashington CRight Defense90
MorganRiellyToronto MaplLeft Defense88 CharlieMcAvoyBoston BruinsRight Defense89
MiroHeiskanenDallas StarsDefense88 AlexPietrangeloVegas GoldenRight Defense89
RasmusDahlinBuffalo SabresLeft Defense88 AaronEkbladFlorida PanthRight Defense89
QuinnHughesVancouver CaLeft Defense87 DrewDoughtyLos Angeles KiRight Defense89
ZachWerenskiColumbus BluLeft Defense87 KrisLetangPittsburgh PeRight Defense88
JaccobSlavinCarolina HurriLeft Defense87 DougieHamiltonNew Jersey DRight Defense88
SheaTheodoreVegas GoldenDefense87 MoritzSeiderDetroit Red WRight Defense87
 
Top 10 LW Top 10 RW
JonathanHuberdeauCalgary FlameLeft Wing92 PatrickKaneChicago BlackRight Wing93
ArtemiPanarinNew York RanLeft Wing92 NikitaKucherovTampa Bay LigRight Wing92
AlexOvechkinWashington CLeft Wing92 MikkoRantanenColorado AvalRight Wing91
BradMarchandBoston BruinsLeft Wing91 DavidPastrnakBoston BruinsRight Wing91
KirillKaprizovMinnesota WiLeft Wing91 MitchellMarnerToronto MaplRight Wing90
JohnnyGaudreauColumbus BluLeft Wing90 AlexDeBrincatOttawa SenatRight Wing89
MatthewTkachukFlorida PanthLeft Wing90 MarkStoneVegas GoldenRight Wing89
KyleConnorWinnipeg JetsLeft Wing90 AndreiSvechnikovCarolina HurriRight Wing88
GabrielLandeskogColorado AvalLeft Wing89 VladimirTarasenkoSt. Louis BluesRight Wing88
FilipForsbergNashville PreLeft Wing89 JordanKyrouSt. Louis BluesRight Wing87 K35

NHL 23 will solidify itself as a best-in-class social experience with the introduction of cross-platform matchmaking, currently planned for November 2022. The launch of cross-platform matchmaking across same-generation consoles for World of Chel and HUT will shorten queue times and create fewer player pools to ensure players will have more options to face off.

Franchise Mode returns to NHL 23 with unprecedented levels of league customization, bringing an all-new level of versatility to the game, including adjustments to the numbers of teams, games played, divisions, conferences, playoff rounds, league salary cap and more.

EA Sports NHL is continuing to offer HUT content migration to ensure a smooth experience for players across console generations. Following a November update, players who start playing NHL 23 on PS4 or Xbox One will be able to transfer their HUT Team value and progress to the next generation of their respective platforms in PS5 or Xbox Series X|S.

Fans that pre-order NHL 23 will get a variety of bonus in-game content. The EA Sports NHL 23 X-Factor Edition includes the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 or Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game, three days of early access, 4600 NHL Points, one HUT X-Factor Player Choice Pack, HUT X-Factor Power-Up Starter Pack, X-Factor Women’s HUT Choice Pack, five World of Chel X-Factor Zone Ability Unlocks, two Be A Pro X-Factor Slot Unlocks and XP Boost and Bonus Trait Points, and a signed Sarah Nurse World of Chel Jersey. All pre-order editions and information can be found here.

EA Play members can get more out of NHL 23 with three days of early access, and member-only rewards throughout the season.

EA Sports NHL 23 is coming to PS4, Xbox One ($59.99) and PS5, Xbox Series X|S ($69.99) on Oct. 14, 2022


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