Losing connection in 3rd period - Cup Chase

I have now lost connection to the EA servers about every other game in cup chase. I am winning these games but end up with the L simply because the game lags out. Not sure what happened because this was not occurring before some of the new updates. 

Also, please add more teams to cup chase like how single player used to be for hockey ultimate team where you could refresh opponents. The same exact teams every time is ridiculous and you know it.