Glitch goals carrying over from 24?

I wouldn't really consider any of those goal scenarios to be glitches. That's just forwards getting into good scoring position. If real life players were able to get into such positions as often as you can in EA NHL, they'd be scoring plenty more.

I think the issue isn't so much goals going in due to an error in the game's code as much as it's defenders having a combo of not enough tools and not enough skill. If teams consistently allow forwards to get into the low slot, or leave players unmarked at the side of the net, you're gonna give up goals. That said, I also think it should be easier to more consistently engage in net battles, use your poke check/defensive skill stick without being stopped in your tracks, etc.

Defense definitely needs some help to bring the position more in balance with the forwards, but defenders also have to be willing to accept that, no, you didn't make the perfect play every single time. 

Well said

I get all that but that doesn't explain why any goalie of any rating lets in the same goals constantly. 

How you can say that isn't a weak point thats exploited. 

I think we'll have to agree to disagree on that one mate. 

Your last paragraph is spot on. Doesn't matter how good you are at defending, the offence always has the upper hand due to the game being unbalanced. 

You can also watch real hockey and see the same goals scored. Regardless, this is a video game. People are going to take the shots with the highest chances of scoring. In no way am I saying goalies are perfect, but it's also unrealistic to believe they're going to stop every far side, short side, cross-crease, forehand backhand, etc. At this point, people pretty much think every goal is a glitch. Your opponent is taking advantage of what you're giving them. You have the ability to score the same goals they do. They just might be better at defending them.

As far as 25 goes though, we'll have to wait and see what is discovered. If a goal is truly a glitch, we'll get it reported to the team. 

As I mentioned before, every edition has a few goals/moves that are easily exploited. You will find this in any game, no matter the sport or even type of game. People will find something that just works easier, or is not as easily defended against. It is impossible to create a game without this. It will likely take less than a week to find a few of these. I think anyone expecting a perfect video game or that there will be no moves to exploit, does not have realistic expectations. In the decades that I have been playing video games, I have yet to find a perfect video game, I doubt if I ever will. Programming is simply not going to be perfect, ever. As for moves IRL, we saw Draisaitl, MD, and Hyman use the same move repeatedly in playoffs and it worked, until the next team figured out what they were doing, and then they had to adjust strategy, so you are correct, that even IRL you find these plays that can exploited. 

I really don't think defense is unbalanced. I see why many feel that way though. Offense has a whole arsenal of dekes. Defense has poke checks, hitting, bumps, tie ups and just taking away time and space. Those skilled at defense know how to take advantage of good player switching and the defensive tools I mentioned to be successful.

You are taking what I'm saying out of context. At no point did I say a goalie should be saving every far side shot, I'm not stupid. 

If that is a weak point in the game, which it is in 24,its hopefully something that the devs have noticed and can possibly fix or have fixed for this years game. 

Look I'm probably more buzzing about the new release than most. I bought the deluxe edition minutes after it came out.  I've supported the franchise since the beginning. I don't need for it to be highlighted that its only a game. I know exactly what it is and I also know the difference between a good NHL game and a bad one. Last year was a massive let down. I don't think I'm alone with that opinion. 

Obviously I have high hopes for 25 or I wouldn't have spent £100 on it. 

It's not unbalanced in the number of tools per se, but it is unbalanced in the effectiveness of the tools.

Take for example, the defensive skill stick. Defensive skill stick is beyond useless. In real hockey, players are taught to keep their sticks on the ice and in the passing lanes to disrupt plays by the offense. In EA NHL, holding out your stick to disrupt plays doesn't do anything. You're WAY more likely to block or intercept a pass by NOT using dss. And, when you try to use dss, it causes your player to instantly slow down to an absolute crawl, meaning that you're just going to end up letting opposing players skate straight past you, effectively giving them MORE space.

Hitting? Hitting is nice at times, but I can't tell you how many times I've hit a player with an Ovi-esque bone-crushing hit only for the player to be back up on his skates and into the play BEFORE I AM. Then you consider that tiny, speedy forwards can hip check giant defensemen into next week, and the hitting component becomes a complete wash.

Poke checking suffers from the same slow down as dss, but with the added bonus of tripping players when you poke check them while they're facing you all because your player completely ignores the puck and pokes straight at their skates.

I would not, in any way, call that balanced. When defense (and goalies) have to be near perfect just to keep up with average forwards, that's not balanced. Giving one group of players a set of premium DeWalt tools while giving the other group a set from Harbor Freight's discount section is not balance.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Are you playing PS or Xbox? I have the exact opposite experience on XBox. The "skate across the crease to the far post" goal was much more difficult in '24, but you could score to the near side, which was nearly impossible in the 23 version