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S4vant
6 years ago
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AI scores consistently in the last minute of period

I've only been playing NHL20 since December, and its my first since NHL12 (no console for many years), but what is the deal with the AI scoring in the last minute of a period in nearly every game I p...
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    EA_Aljo
    6 years ago

    @S4vant 

    The AI fights harder when they're down. Especially in the last few minutes. They take more chances and attack the puck harder. The last minute of the game is also in real-time so it's longer than a normal game minute. They will be pretty relentless about quick passes and taking advantage of open lanes. You have to play very defensively and stay in position. I like to clog the front of the net and wait for them to take a shot that is frequently blocked, then carefully break out because a turnover usually means your players are now out of position from transitioning to offense.

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EA_Aljo
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6 years ago

@S4vant 

The AI fights harder when they're down. Especially in the last few minutes. They take more chances and attack the puck harder. The last minute of the game is also in real-time so it's longer than a normal game minute. They will be pretty relentless about quick passes and taking advantage of open lanes. You have to play very defensively and stay in position. I like to clog the front of the net and wait for them to take a shot that is frequently blocked, then carefully break out because a turnover usually means your players are now out of position from transitioning to offense.

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TTZ_Dipsy
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6 years ago

My team is almost always set to be as aggro as possible, it would kinda throw things off if they were still able to do more outside of our strategy.

Whether it's are programed or not, I have to agree there are a ton of extra goals in the dying last minutes - when in doubt just pepper the goalie with weak shots and one'll most likely go in. I don't really notice the ai scoring more than humans though; it's fairly even on that front

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