Re: How do you steal the puck in NHL22?

As one commentator sad the CPU has been easily stealing the puck along with the icing issue since NHL12. This should be correctable after all this time.

@UnwiserSpider76 

Without seeing any video of this, we can't tell if there are any issues. If you skate to close to opposing players, they can knock the puck loose and potentially pick it up. To avoid this from happening, stick handle to keep the puck out of reach or pass it. If you're constantly skating into players, chances are good you're going to lose the puck.

All the CPU has to do is just get relatively close to me, and bang it takes it off my stick. I don't know how to send you a video, but just try playing a game in NHL22 to see for your self. Please try the same thing for icing. Very frustrating for sure.

The CPU does not stick penalties and has no risk of tripping you no matter what you set any of the sliders to.

It simply does not play the way you do.

@UnwiserSpider76 

You can upload a video to YouTube and provide a link to it in your post. It sounds like you're skating into traffic or letting them get too close. They can knock the puck loose with incidental contact and pick it up. Again, you can avoid this by stickhandling or passing the puck.

@Rigu7 

This is correct for HUT. This change was made a couple of years ago to promote taking control of your defenders.

What you mentioned is correct. If I get to close the CPU easily and quickly steals the puck from me. When I play against my Son In Law, I hear a "click: , and he steals the puck easily from me like the CPU would do. My question to you is can you tell me which button(s) I can push for me to do the same? Please advise.

@Rigu7 

AI players not taking defensive actions is only in HUT and doesn't apply to offline modes.

@UnwiserSpider76 

There really isn't a button you press. You just skate into the other player and knock the puck loose. Attributes and positioning determine which player picks up the puck.

I know skating toward the player does it, but as I mentioned when my Son In Law gets close to my player I always hear a "Click", and he takes the puck away easily. There is a button or buttons he always pushes. Maybe someone on the panel knows? 

@UnwiserSpider76 You can press square (X on Xbox) to initiate a stick lift - I've literally only had success using it once but some players have it down to a science. Could also just be your son using incidental contact to his advantage and clicking the left stick to activate hustle?

Edit: If the click you're mentioning is an audio cue in-game, it could just be the sticks colliding like Aljo mentioned

@UnwiserSpider76 

There is no button he pushes. That's just the sound of sticks colliding.

I don't think so. I only a "Click" when he steals the puck from me.

Hi TTZ, that might be it, although I thought you use the "A" button for a stick lift? Maybe my Son In Law presses the "X" causes the clicking sound?

@UnwiserSpider76 

You get the click sound when picking up the puck as well. So, if you're knocking the puck loose through incidental contact, the player that picks it up will generate the click sound.

When I take a puck a puck from the CPU and/or another player, I never hear the "clicking" sound. When I take it it it is usually not "Clean". There has to be something else involved for a "Clean" pick.

@UnwiserSpider76 

Can you take a video of this? It might be easier to explain then. That click sound is just from sticks colliding or picking up the puck. Actually knocking the puck loose is done by incidental contact, performing a stick lift or poke check. What do you mean by a "clean" pick up?

Hi, What I mean by a clean pickup is the CPU gets next to me, quickly steals the puck with hardly any effort and no clicking noise. When I play my Son In Law and he steals the puck, I hear the Click, so obviously he is hitting or pushing something. There is no way to do a video as I only see him once in awhile.

@UnwiserSpider76 

It's the same mechanic regardless of who you're playing. If you notice it when you're not playing your Son in Law, get some video and I'll let you know what's going on. When it comes to this happening when you're playing him, without seeing it, I really can't tell you what he's doing. It would have to be something I've previously mentioned though. Maybe you could ask him to get some video of it in his own play?

That's funny as he won't tell me what he is doing. That is why I'm asking you for help. Like I said it only clicks when playing him, not the CPU.

@UnwiserSpider76 

Without video, I really don't have anything else to add here beyond the explanation I've already given. It's really just a sound from picking up the puck, stick lifting, poking, or incidental contact. There is no button that automatically lets you steal the puck. You can cause a turnover with the methods I mentioned, but you still have to be in good position to pick up the puck after you've knocked it loose.

Someone mentioned pushing the X button for a stick lift, but doesn't the A button do the same? I will try different buttons to see what happens. There is a definite click by my Son  In Law before he takes the puck off my stick, so he is pushing something.

@UnwiserSpider76 

The stick lift is done by hitting the A button on Xbox and the X button on PlayStation. You can see my previous posts for why you're hearing that sound. I'm very sorry, but there is no other information I can provide without a video.

I kind of thought the X button was on Playstaion. I haven't used the A button yet on NHL22, and may try it. That may be it. When I tried the A button on earlier versions of the NHL games, I was always penalized.

@UnwiserSpider76 

The stick lift has been known to cause penalties from bad angles. If you're in front of the carrier, chances are much better you'll get a clean lift.

I did play a NHL22 game tonight, and used the A button  for the poke check. It worked along with using the left bumper. No penalties. So I think the clicking sound was my Son In Law pushing the A button.