WOC Grudge Matches
This isn't a major problem with the game, just a bit of a personal pet peeve. Could we get some balancing of the bonus X-Factors that get added during a grudge match? The devs have already acknowledged that some X-Factors have more of an impact than others by making the more impactful ones cost a lot more to equip. It would be nice if the bonus X-Factors in grudge matches were at least somewhat cost-equivalent. More often than not one team gets a high-end X-Factor ( Truculence, Quick Release ) while the other team gets a low-impact one. It's not as big a deal in 6v6, but if you're playing 3v3 and the McDavid on the other team suddenly also has elite Truculence it gets a bit silly. Personally, I'd remove the bonus X-Factors entirely and just keep the match history aspects of grudge matches, but I doubt that's an option.Reverse hits are a bit OP
This might just be a personal gripe as a defenseman, but they make playing defense impossible. I understand if you're going in for a hit and they do the reverse check, But I don't hit really, and they're still able to do it to me. It makes it so you can't gap up on your check at all. It makes it so you can't Gap up on your check at all. If I go to make a poke check I can be reverse hit? Why? In most instances, I'm not even trying to go for a hit or a poke check, I'm just skating into their body position gain control of the puck. Which is what you're supposed to do. If I have Superior positioning you're not supposed to have a get out of jail free card which is what that gives you. Attached is a video of someone going in for a reverse hit, when I'm not even moving, I'm actually trying to back up, but because they do the move they lose the puck, I get the puck against my will because the animation forces me to, and they're able to execute it anyway, because I now have the puck. I can't get anywhere near anyone, there's no perk or mechanic that counters that mechanic. The warrior perk mitigates it at best. And all it takes is a hit of a button to execute. The options I'm left with are to attempt to just go for charged hits with truculence (taking you out of position and easy to evade, which is not my style) or allow them to gain the zone uncontested and exclusively cover passing lanes. Which becomes a problem when we also have a pressure mechanic, that builds with time in the zone, completed passes and shots at the net. I have two ideas to fix it. What I would like to see is an interference penalty assessed to someone who doesn't when I am not trying to engage in a hit. A simpler solution would be put the mechanic behind a perk wall. It still would be abused as a meta-tactic, but at least then not every single person can do it. There's a lot of reasons this game, in my opinion, is one of the worst ones to play defense in the last 7 years, I don't have solutions for those but this is the biggest problem I come across most often. Thank you for taking the time to read.Please allow player in versus online to put restriction for minimum of game play
Its fun to try to raise my rating when i play.. but its so annoying to get -13 when i lose because a player rank is way lower than his play level.. what i mean by lower level than his play is that the other player don't play enough to have a proper rating.. i am 930 rating and its take me 6-7 games to get back my +13.. if we could have the option to only get pair with player who play a minimum of 50 game its would fix that.. its annoy me enough i just think to stop to play when its happen.. i accept to lose and lose point , but i should not play opponent that are super good with a 600 rating by example.. they are 600 just because they don't play a lot so their rating not reflect their level. i don't mind to wait a lot longer to prevent those game.. a 9XX player losing to 6XX rating often make -13.. while a win +2 .. its really not cool to lose against new account.
Franchise Mode Feedback
Posted this last year and congratulations you succeeded!!!! IMAGINE EA SUCCEEDING IN MAKING NHL26 WORSE THAN 25 NHL 25 is probably the worst thing EA has released, 19/20/21/22/23/24 had their faults and flaws but they were playable. The menus are full of syrup… 🤮🤮 Ice-Q termin”AI”tor, so incredibly boring game play!!!!! You can’t switch player like before, and once you manage to switch to the player you want to be, it's too late and the idiot AI player is just going the wrong way or something else In all my years playing the NHL, I have NEVER played this many overtime games together as I have with this game. Every single match ends the same, you have to work like crazy for 2 goals in 25-30 shots then the AI scores two rubbish goals when there is less than a minute left.... 30-7 in shots VERY FUN GAME I have to say you're doing a great job if you manage to make NHL 26 worse. Edit: Modified the title to better reflect the content of the message. -CMStop Dequiping all my X-Factors
Due to the "health stat bonuses," Once you upgrade an X-factor like Wheels, Ankle Breaker or any other X-Factor that is affected by it, you lose them, and cannot downgrade them to re-equip them. Hilariously, the AI players have these perks without meeting the stat requirements. Elite wheel? 91 acceleration 90 Speed - Karil Kaprizov. Then, for specific stats, there is no way to increase them organically. Acceleration? You are going to live with your 85 acceleration, unboosted, until the end of time. It is literally ruining the gameplay experience for me. I grinded 20 hours to get a decent loadout and I can use them 1 game per week? Or I am forced into CONSTANTLY RE-EQUIPPING THEM EVERY GAME AFTER USING MY ENERGY ONCE AGAIN TO GET MY HEALTH BONUS BACK. You've got to be kidding me. To the singular intern who made this game mode, please make it so X-Factors don't dequip every Game. Thanks. Edit: Removed profanity. Per the EA Forums rules, make sure your messages are free of swearing. -CM
NHL 26 on GamePass Ultimate - When?
It is now end of March 2026 and we still do not find NHL 26 as an option in our XBox GamePass Ultimate subscription with CloudGaming. When will EA and Microsoft have come to a decision to bring it or not? NHL 25 is available, but who wants to play old stuff. I would appreciate a statement.Why is the community not making a bigger deal about horrible matchmaking?
Matchmaking has become unbearable. As soon as we started a club this year in D10, immediately playing Elite players/teams while we’re silver/gold. It’s not fun when games are lopsided. Win or lose I want to be in competitive games. Not blowout losses. I’ve seen the reasoning for current state of matchmaking. It seems EA believes player pool is too small for NHL to base matchmaking on skill level. That we would rather have shorter wait periods (play the first team available regardless of skill level) instead of waiting a bit longer. My club disagrees. We’d rather wait longer to play an evenly skilled team. It’s gotten so bad we’ve been using a 3rd party website to look up the opposing clubs record before the match starts. And we decide if we want to back out or play. Some of the teams it matches us against have 500+ wins and 90%+ win rate. It’s ridiculous. We constantly back out of matches, and wait to find a team that has a similar skill. This disproves EA’s logic. Doing our own matchmaking takes longer. It would be faster if EA would do it properly for us. Also, I know this has been brought up before as well, why can’t we search for a game with the same amount of human players anymore? Specifically for 3v3. 3 humans vs 2 humans and an AI is a major disadvantage. This is another instance where I see clubs backing out of matches until they find a team with an even amount of human players. So can we get a real reason to why matchmaking hasn’t been improved? Because the excuse of a low player pool doesn’t seem accurate. Not if you have clubs pretty much having to do their own matchmaking. Backing out of multiple matches until you find an even one. I imagine we’re not the only club doing this. Does EA realize if they improve matchmaking, then possibly more people will buy the game. Making the player pool larger. What does the community have to do to get matchmaking improved?NCAA guys to the show
Yo!EA_Aljo Since both Eiserman & Hutson signed and is in the show, (Eiserman assigned to Ahl), will they be in the new roster update, accessible offline? when is it dropping? And will Eiserman have his facescan or do you slap the generic face scan on him to pump up the next game? Honest question beacuse dont know how ea thinks.NHL 26: How to Set Up 4v4 Online versus with 8 Players?
Hi, My question is related to the NHL 26 (PS5) online versus (casual) mode. The goal would be to set up an online match with a group of 8 friends, playing 4 vs 4 using two PS5 consoles. Each player would lock into a specific position. So, in total: 2 PS5 consoles and 8 controllers. Does anyone know if it’s possible in NHL 26 to have 4 players on the same console and couch (co-op) and then challenge another group of 4 players on a different console in an online match? How would this work in practice through the menus? Many thanks for your help!
Updated: LIST OF ALL NHL26 NEW FACE SCANS ADDED AND MISSING
Full authentic real scans Macklin Celebrini – Confirmed scan (SJS) Matvei Michkov – Confirmed scan (PHI) Lane Hutson – Confirmed scan (MTL) Mathew Schaefer – Confirmed scan, hair too short (NYI) Michael Misa – Confirmed scan, wrong hair way too long and light (SJS) AI-Generated Scan added and Needed (EA likeness + generic hair) Will Smith – Confirmed scan (bad quality) (SJS) Dustin Wolf (CGY) Ivan Demidov (MTL) Zeev Buium (MIN) Cutter Gauthier – Confirmed scan (ANA) Sam Colangelo (ANA) Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Mason Lohrei – Confirmed scan (BOS) Martin Pospisil (CGY) Kevin Bahl – Confirmed scan (CGY) Jason Dickinson (CHI) Frank Nazar – Confirmed scan (bad quality) (CHI) Alex Vlasic – Confirmed scan (CHI) Artyom Levshunov (CHI) Sam Rinzel (CHI) Logan Stankoven – Confirmed scan (CAR) Yegor Chinakhov – Confirmed scan (CBJ) Dmitri Voronkov – Confirmed scan (CBJ) Cole Sillinger – Confirmed scan (CBJ) Jack Drury (CAR) Thomas Harley – Confirmed scan (DAL) Simon Edvinsson – Confirmed scan (DET) Vasily Podkolzin (VAN) Matthew Savoie (EDM) Alex Laferriere – Confirmed scan (LAK) Niko Mikkola – Confirmed scan (FLA) Alex Turcotte (LAK) Alex Newhook (MTL) Jake Evans – Confirmed scan (MTL) Kaiden Guhle – Confirmed scan (MTL) Mike Matheson – Confirmed scan (MTL) Will Cuylle – Confirmed scan (NYR) Will Borgen (NYR) Fabian Zetterlund – Confirmed scan (OTT) Noah Cates (PHI) Pius Suter – Confirmed scan (STL) Matias Maccelli – Confirmed scan (TOR) Filip Chytil – Confirmed scan (VAN) Nils Hoglander (VAN) Connor McMichael – Confirmed scan (WSH) Aliaksei Protas – Confirmed scan (WSH) Ryan Leonard (WSH) Josh Doan (BUF) Michael Kesselring – Confirmed scan (BUF) Ryan McLeod – Confirmed scan (BUF) Jiri Kulich (BUF) Jack Quinn (BUF) Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) Connor Geekie – Confirmed scan (TBL) Mavrik Bourque – Confirmed scan (DAL) Zachary Bolduc (MTL) Dalibor Dvorsky (STL) Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) Dylan Holloway – Confirmed scan (STL) Jake Neighbours – Confirmed scan (STL) Philip Broberg – Confirmed scan (STL) Pavel Dorofeyev – Confirmed scan (VGK) Maxim Tsyplakov – Confirmed scan (NYI) Darren Raddysh – Confirmed scan (TBL) Jack McBain – Confirmed scan (UTA) Likely to have generic face Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) Zayne Parekh (CGY) Oliver Moore (CHI) David Reinbacher (MTL) Rutger McGroarty (PIT) Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) Alexander Nikishin (CAR) Fabian Lysell (BOS) Jackson Blake (CAR) Gabe Perreault (NYR) Quentin Musty (SJS) Beckett Sennecke (ANA) Tij Iginla (UTA) Sam Dickinson (SJS) Konsta Helenius (BUF) Cole Hutson (WSH) Daniil But (UTA) Dmitri Simashev (UTA) Berkly Catton (SEA) Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET) …and many more. The rest of the 2022–2025 draft classes are also likely to have generics if missing from the game already.List of Players who Need face scans for NHL27
EA_Aljo please pass this on to the development team. Can you confirm most of these players will be added next year? Anaheim Ducks Beckett Sennecke Jackson LaCombe Ryan Poehling Boston Bruins Fraser Minten Jeremy Swayman James Hagens Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Josh Doan Peyton Krebs Noah Östlund Logan Stanley Sam Carrick Beck Malenstyn Alex Lyon Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Calgary Flames Zayne Parekh Dustin Wolf Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake Alexander Nikishin Eric Robinson Brandon Bussi Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Greene Artyom Levshunov Oliver Moore Anton Frondell Spencer Knight Colorado Avalanche Sam Malinski Parker Kelly Jack Drury Gavin Brindley Nick Blankenburg Scott Wedgewood Columbus Blue Jackets Denton Mateychuk Jet Greaves Elvis Merzlikins Dallas Stars Wyatt Johnston (hair update) Sam Steel (hair update) Detroit Red Wings Emmitt Finnie Axel Sandin-Pellikka Ben Chiarot Edmonton Oilers Vasily Podkolzin Jason Dickinson Matthew Savoie Florida Panthers AJ Greer Mackie Samoskevich Los Angeles Kings Alex Turcotte Minnesota Wild Danila Yurov Jesper Wallstedt Filip Gustavsson Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov Oliver Kapanen Alex Newhook Zachary Bolduc Josh Anderson Alexandre Texier Arber Xhekaj Nashville Predators Nick Perbix Matthew Wood New Jersey Devils Connor Brown Arseni Gritsyuk New York Islanders Emil Heineman Calum Ritchie Cole Eiserman New York Rangers Will Borgen Noah Laba Taylor Raddysh Gabe Perreault Ottawa Senators Michael Amadio Philadelphia Flyers Noah Cates Christian Dvorak Emil Andrae Denver Barkey Pittsburgh Penguins Benjamin Kindel Parker Wotherspoon Justin Brazeau Noel Acciari Stuart Skinner San Jose Sharks Kiefer Sherwood Collin Graf Igor Chernyshov Sam Dickinson Yaroslav Askarov Seattle Kraken Bobby McMann Frederick Gaudreau Berkly Catton Joey Daccord St. Louis Blues Jimmy Snuggerud Dalibor Dvorsky Joel Hofer Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves Charles-Edouard D’Astous Toronto Maple Leafs Easton Cowan Joseph Woll Utah Mammoth Lawson Crouse Karel Vejmelka Vancouver Canucks Zeev Buium Drew O’Connor Tom Willander Vegas Golden Knights Rasmus Andersson (hair update) Brendan Brisson Jeremy Lauzon Adin Hill Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Justin Sourdif Ethan Frank Logan Thompson Cole Hutson Winnipeg Jets Dylan SambergNHL 26 Be a Pro Headline
In the main screen of Be a Pro, the main tile says "dominant display" or "sets records" or other flashy tag lines there's never any follow up to indicate why it was a "dominant display" or what record was set. check the activity feed, nothing. the box scores, nothing. the game review, nothing. it would be more interesting to see some kind of news article or blurb to follow these tag lines. or have less of these tag lines.Coach feedback is broken for BAP goalie
EA, you really need to fix this garbage system for coach feedback in BAP as a goalie. I have never been able to get any higher than a C+ in saves EVER. I just finished a game where I had 42 saves on 42 shots, so a complete shutout. I ended up with a C+ in saves, C+ in positioning, and C- in team play. You literally can not get any better than a shutout for saves so the C+ makes no sense, the C+ for positioning doesn't really make any sense either considering I wasn't caught out of position giving up a goal to the opposing team, and last but not least the team play. I made probably about 15 passes in that game between playing the puck outside of my crease and passing the puck out to a teammate instead of covering it up after a save and stopping the play, not one was intercepted or sent out to a teammate that had any opponent anywhere near them. I don't expect an A+ every game and for EA to make it a walk in the park to get good coach feedback but this is a stupid system. I have a shutout and didnt even reach what the target was for saves because the target was a B+ but I had a SHUTOUT and still only got a C+. I can see if you only have like 10 shots on net and get a shutout sure maybe don't have it so high for that but I had 42 shots on net with a shutout so like, come on EA. BAP is a lot better than it was before in my opinion but they also ruined other aspects of it while trying to fix the mode and this feedback just doesn't make any sense.
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