need help intercepting passes
What do I have to do to intercept passes this year? In previous years intercepting passes worked very well. intercepting passes needs to be fixed. I have ninety-two defensive awareness and this happ...
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body on body contact does work but it's pretty much impossible to do that when covering a small, fast winger that is moving back and forth trying to get open for a one tee. I just feel like if I am in between the puck carrier and the receiver of the puck while holding LT that I should be able to make the interception..........That's how it worked in previous years. I wish I could attach the xbox clip to show u what happened today, but I just lined myself up for the interception perfectly with the blade of my stick, yet the blade of my stick did not touch the ice. Therefore, the puck goes right to the winger for a one tee goal.
I don't understand what you mean by gliding, if I am covering a small, fast winger that is moving back and forth very fast to get open for a one tee, I can't just be gliding. please fix the game to allows us to intercept the puck while holding LT in the passing lane.
You don't have to shadow and mirror the opposing skaters all the time. You can kinda stay in their vicinity, like a zone defense, watch the puck carrier and wait for him to setup up for the pass, then when you feel the pass is coming, you skate into the passing lane and glide. I get way more disruptions and interceptions that way.
I understand that defense in this game is lacking in some ways, and it's definitely difficult to play. But, you can absolutely overcome some of the shortcomings of the game by changing how you approach defense.
EA_AljoCommunity Manager
Yes. This is also what I do. You can tell when someone is setting up for a one T or just trying to get open for a pass. Anticipating that and getting in the lane will often get you an interception. Gliding is also key.
i agree with you EA_Aljo . but the problem is I rarely get interceptions while holding LT near the receiver of the puck. Interceptions happened way more often in past nhl games while holding LT. I really wish NHL25 could address this. LT is important for getting yourself to face the right way but for some reason in NHL25 it rarely lets me intercept anything while holding LT, even if I position myself super close to the receiver of the pass. The blade of my stick doesn't touch the ice while holding LT and the puck goes right through me almost all of the time. I just feel like trying to anticipate a pass while gliding is really difficult when passes are very hard/fast in NHL25 and the receiver of the pass is moving very quickly back and forth. Gliding is very slow too and it is difficult to get yourself to face the puck while gliding and not using LT, especially when the receiver of the pass is moving back and forth quickly.
I am even using a puck moving defenseman with 91 defensive awareness. no quick pick. 95 speed 95 agility and 95 acceleration and 95 endurance.
body on body contact does work but it's pretty much impossible to sustain that when covering a small, fast winger that is moving back and forth trying to get open for a one tee. I just feel like if I am in between the puck carrier and the receiver of the puck while holding LT with enough time to react, that I should be able to make the interception..........That's how it worked in previous years like in NHL 19 20 21 and 22 and 23.
I've also noticed that using quick pick or using high defensive awareness doesn't help with this LT issue.
This wasn't an issue before NHL24. This has been a major issue in NHL25.
Im hoping you can bring this up to the game developers
Thank you so much.
? EA_Aljo please answer asap thank you