Goalie Review NHL 25

I also cover the goalie gameplay in NHL 25.

1. I don't think positional play is as important this year. The puck goes into the goal rather than my goalie holding it. 

2. the save animations are too slow. But you can't stop the faster shots with them. Because the players can now have more points on the wristshot and slapshot.

3. we can't react well on the break and have to make quick decisions. The shooter is much more manoeuvrable than the goalkeeper.

4. goalkeeper obstruction is just so random that every situation is actually a 50-50 chance that the goal will count or not. 

5. the screen effect is too high. Even with 96 vision you get stupid goals.

6. if you want to react to a cross-crease pass and slide over to the other corner, you can get stuck in an animation and not react to the shot.

7. the exaggerated reaction to bad passes is a disaster.

8. the rebound control is also random. No matter if you have 80 or 92 you always get the same rubbish.

9. the same is with fivehole, it can't be that 78 feels exactly the same as 90 completely confusing.

10. i have the feeling that the right stick has a delay. But that's subjective, it may not be true. 

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Things I've seen, in general, about the defensive play.

1. the defenseman stands very well, sees the puck and still can't intercept it, so the forward behind him can slide it in. 

2. the defender lies down on his stomach to prevent the pass, but it still goes under him.

3. it feels like the shooter can always shoot, regardless of whether the defender is there or not. 

I'm curious what else you can say about this.

Best regards
RPH_31

Ya, I think slap shots are over powering the goalie, they can keep the speeds up but give the goalies a little more speed and vision. Puck handlers can really whip the stick around in 25, will be very difficult as a G to keep up.

Spot on. Another issue I feel while playing is that the moment a player is in close the puck is impossible to stop. I will drop into butterfly and my goalie won’t even stick his leg out or attempt to stop it

Feels like we are tending a soccer goal then a hockey goal, its brutal

I have a feeling that some of the Devs were goalies that got cut from their teams in real life. EA hates goalies a lot.

I play goalie in 3’s in 24 I had a .730 save percentage and almost 500 wins. Not the best but not the worst either. No chance I see those numbers this year. So frustrating. 

I wrote this yesterday 

https://forums.ea.com/discussions/nhl-25-general-discussion-en/playing-human-goalie-in-eashl-is-not-fun-at-the-moment/4979624

I couldnt agree more, Im at best an average goalie, veteran of many years of playing. My team plays 3s which is hard on save percentage.. but even under fire I get my save percentage to .650 to .700 range.

One rare thing I was good at was my angles, not being pulled off the post, now it doesn't matter shots that were always saves now almost nearly all go in and my save percentage is essentially 500. Yes when I play 24 to check if im losing mind... well I do fine there.

I don't mind being harder as an idea, but the EASHL is full of teams playing with a sompy, since you can no longer 'match my goalie' the compys stop shots that I used to be able to, but now I cant.. so its a death sentence.. don't even get me started about the significant downgrade to compy D and F.