Gone from your game? The glow sticks and ice projections were advertised features for NHL 23, and they sporadically appeared at launch. One of the first updates made them appear more frequently before game. Do you have any of the releases patches?
This is more regarding the presentation DOWNGRADES in NHL 23. You can no longer choose “Full” or “Condensed” - the game is stuck on condensed mode, which removes post goal replays, big hit replays, goalie highlights/stats pre-game, and other cut scenes/presentation immersion. It’s basically like playing a demo release where all the presentation is just cut out of the game, choppily at that.