Matchmaking
Ive been playing since NHL 24 and currently playing NHL26. Ive noticed one big thing thats been consistently a problem in the WOC, and that is match making. There needs to be a better system laid out to help match against evenly leveled teams. Silvers should not be playing with golds, golds should not play against unranked teams. Ive heard several teams complain about it. Many players upset over trying to play. Lobbies are also full of bugs frequently that I have to restart the game Can something be done???Please Add Resume Function for Bot Games
Hey EA Sports team and fellow NHL 26 players, I need to talk about something that's been grinding my gears (and I'm sure many of yours too). We all know that sweet, sweet bonus reward you get in Cup Chase mode when you manage to go undefeated through the entire tournament against bots. It's like the hockey equivalent of a perfect game - rare, satisfying, and totally achievable if you pick the right difficulty and bring your A-game. Here's the problem: You're cruising through your tournament, maybe 5 games deep with a perfect record, feeling like the next Wayne Gretzky... and then BAM! Server disconnect. Not because of your internet. Not because you rage-quit. Just because the EA servers decided to take a coffee break at the worst possible moment. And what do you get for this technical hiccup? A lovely loss on your tournament bracket and a one-way ticket to Disappointment City, because that bonus reward just became impossible to achieve. The Solution Should Be Obvious Look, I get it - online multiplayer games can't have resume functions because you can't exactly pause a real human opponent and ask them to wait while you reconnect. But we're talking about BOT GAMES here, people! These are AI opponents that exist purely in the game's memory. They're not going anywhere. They're not getting impatient. They're literally just waiting for someone to tell them what to do next. Please, EA, give us a resume function for bot-only modes like Cup Chase. When a disconnect happens: Save the game state (score, time, tournament progress) Let us reconnect and continue where we left off Keep our perfect tournament run alive when it's YOUR servers that caused the problem This isn't some impossible technical feat - it's basic game state management that should be standard for any single-player or bot-based mode. The technology exists. Other games do this. Even mobile games figured this out years ago. Why This Matters Some of us actually enjoy the challenge of going undefeated in these tournaments. We plan our gaming sessions around it. We pick our difficulty carefully, we play strategically, and we invest our time in pursuing that perfect run. When server issues rob us of rewards we legitimately earned, it's not just frustrating - it's genuinely unfair. I'm not asking for participation trophies or easier gameplay. I'm asking for basic technical reliability in a game mode that should be completely immune to server connectivity issues. TL;DR: Please add resume functionality for bot games in Cup Chase and similar modes. When I lose because I got outplayed, I'll take it on the chin. When I lose because your servers sneezed, that's a problem that needs fixing.Please fix
Issue #1: Franchise Mode Bug When I play Franchise Mode, the game consistently crashes after three games. I’m using Toronto, and the issue always occurs during the second game of a back-to-back against Detroit (the grudge match). The game freezes completely—you can’t do anything and are forced to close it. When you reload the save, the same crash happens again, making the file unusable. This bug repeats every time I start a new file, making Franchise Mode unplayable. Issue #2: Be a Pro – Stamina System I really appreciate the direction you’re taking with Be a Pro—it’s clear you’re trying to add realism by making players feel fatigued during tight games. However, the current stamina system makes the mode nearly impossible to enjoy. The weekly energy refill of just 5 points isn’t nearly enough. I’ve played 20 games, and in 11 of them, my player had completely empty stamina. When stamina is gone, the player moves so slowly that you can’t do anything. You get knocked around like a ragdoll, and all the fun is stripped away. As someone who only plays offline, I currently can’t enjoy either Be a Pro or Franchise Mode. I’m honestly starting to regret paying extra for early access. Please fix these issues so I can actually play the gameCustom Roster Download Broken on PS5
EA_Aljo I am completely unable to get NHL 26 custom rosters to work on PS5 if they involve a lot of players. I downloaded 3 rosters, one that adds one player, and two that add quite a few. Only the one that adds one player works; the other two show that there are "no created players" in the creation zone. I have tried every method I can to get these rosters to work, but they refuse to. My only guess other than it just being completely broken is that I am using the 10 hour EA Play trial before the launch next week, and maybe the rosters were made by people who bought the deluxe edition. Either way, this is incredibly frustrating.
Stuck in a repeating goalie change cutscene in BAP
I was playing Be a Pro as normal. I got a cutscene that the opposing team changed their goalie in the third period. I pressed X to skip the scene but the scene just started again. I tried to wait out the whole scene and it still started again. I pressed pause and then tried to resume the game and the scene still started over. It's been doing this for about 30 loops now so I'm assuming it's just stuck and now I'm forced to leave the game and simulate the rest of the match. Please look into this.
Unreasonably long search time
The matchmaking is insanely bad this year. surely this can’t be a population problem as the game just released, or a location issue since I live in a very populated area where lots of ppl play chel. matchmaking has constantly been taking over 4 minutes to find a game which is absolutely unacceptable for a new game.Problems with eashl NHL 26
The goalies...well you all know... A.i...still artificial stupidity Dodging...stop controlling my player Shooting... Weak as hell Hitting...janky Skating...awkward at times Glitches...often I feel as if I'm fighting my controller while playing. The animations/ auto plays from the game take over what I want to do. The puck is like ping pong. Poke checks and lift sticks are almost useless. Hitting okay but also crap at times... I feel the franchise has gotten away from what has made the game fun and is trying to be to technical without having the ability to combine the two. The goalies I can't even begin to describe...they are the worst thing to ever happen to the franchise ..did the devs play the game? Full pressure is so fast acting now when it should have been eliminated or at least nerfed.. I was so excited as 25 was pretty bad...and now I miss 25 as this game fn sucks... If the next update doesn't start to fix this...I'm out for good....