NHL 18 December Content Update is Now Available - NHL 18 - PS4, Xbox One - EA SPORTS Offi…

The latest NHL® 18 content update is now available for download worldwide on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

From a Xbox One X 4K compatibility to a new Spengler Cup Tournament mode, find out all of the improvements made to NHL 18 below!

Content Update Highlights

4K Game Play:

• Xbox One X enhanced 4K compatibility

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• Added a new Daily Free pack containing a mix of items which could include contracts, coins, collectibles, club items, or players. This content will be untradable.
• Added a fix for matchmaking in Competitive Seasons

Game Modes: New tournament modes and various patches are now available for download:

• Added Spengler Cup Tournament
• Added a fix where editing an unsigned prospect will cause that player to become a UFA once you start a franchise mode.
• Improved unsigned prospect growth.
• Added a fix where Created players that are put on NHL teams are also duplicated as Free Agents in Franchise Mode.

Gameplay: The following gameplay bugs have now been patched:

• Fixed an issue where you couldn’t poke check the puck off the goaltender when they were skating with the puck.
• Updates to line change logic to fix situations where the closest AI skater to the puck would go for a line change rather than pressuring the puck.
• Fixed an issue in Threes where after your opponent misses a penalty shot, the AI teammate started with the puck instead of the user.
• Fixed a penalty shot logic issue where a player tripped on a breakaway after taking a clean shot was still awarded a penalty shot.
• Fixed an issue where the flip puck deke in 94 controls wasn’t always firing properly.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes after performing a body check using B/O on Hybrid controls the skater will lose puck pickup functionality.
• Corrected the faceoff formation player assignment in the defensive neutral zone formation when using aggressive face off strategy.
• Fixed a desync that would sometimes occur when starting a fight. 
• Fixed the issue where skating backwards and doing the puck flip would send the puck high in the air
• Fixed some issues where players weren’t attempting one timers as expected.
• Fixed an issue where players were able to enter Defensive Skill Stick state during face offs, disrupting the expected outcomes of the face offs.
• Various gameplay and broadcast camera fixes causing issues in game play.

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The following content has been added and updated in EA SPORTS NHL 18:

• NHL:
  • Added Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Arenas Uniforms
• Canadian Hockey League (CHL):
  • Added Red Deer Rebels alternate Uniform
  • Added Regina Pats alternate Uniform
• Equipment:
  • Added Brian’s Optik Goalie Pads
• NHL Arenas:
  • Added new St. Louis Blues Scoreboard
• Fixes:
  • All Canadian Hockey League Teams now wear CCM Ultra Tacks gloves

NHL® 18 is available now - Buy your copy today!

EA SPORTS NHL® 18 delivers the creativity of today's young NHL stars with new Creative Attack controls and the first-ever Defensive Skill Stick. Play the fast-paced, arcade-inspired 3-on-3 EA SPORTS™ NHL® THREES mode, or reshape the league entirely with the new Expansion Draft and your own custom 32nd NHL team. Do it all with the most co-op and competitive multiplayer options ever delivered in an EA SPORTS NHL game.