ICE-Q

ICE-Q is true hockey intelligence

A trio of new features gives players more control over the action than ever before, a major upgrade to the reliability and accuracy of CPU players, and a massive new animation set that makes gameplay a more seamless and realistic experience.

NHL 25 Gameplay Deep Dive

In-game screenshot featuring Luke Hughes of the New Jersey Devils in action against the New York Rangers.

Next-Gen Vision Control

An on-ice evolution that provides fresh abilities, improvements, and a user-initiated skating mode that ups the responsiveness, explosiveness, and expression on the ice for human and AI players alike.

Screenshot of NHL 25's Empowered AI player system that heightens CPU skaters’ awareness of other players and positioning on the ice.

Empowered AI

A completely overhauled AI player system heightens CPU skaters’ awareness of other players and positioning on the ice, giving them more fluid and helpful reads to execute in a true-to-life fashion, keeping your tactics in motion during high-paced action.

In-game screenshot of Colorado Avalanches star Rasmus Dahlin skating low to evade an opponent on the ice.

Reactive Actions

A series of brand-new animations make skaters more responsive in critical situations, giving them more urgency and, ultimately, more reliability during plays.

In-game screenshot of Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks striking the puck in a kneeling position.

Skill Based One-timers

Read the attacking zone, find an open teammate, and be rewarded with a deadly one-timer you can see, feel, and hear. Skill Based One-Timers create true gameplay tension as offensive excitement and expectation mix with defensive concern and anticipation.

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NHL 25 Game Features

NHL 25 Screenshot depicting revamped Presentation. Quinn Hughes holds a hockey stick in his Vancouver Canucks jersey.
Screenshot of Utah Hockey Club Right Winger Clayton Keller in NHL 25, holding a hockey stick and ready to compete.
Screenshot of the HUT Wildcard logo in lime green on a dark background, with the NHL 25 logo in white above it.
Image showing the NHL 25 logo in white and the EA SPORTS World of Chel (WOC) logo on a blue background.
Image featuring in-game content from NHL 25's Arcade Mode with the NHL Arcade, NHL Arcade Plus, and NHL Frenzy logos in the foreground.

Presentation

The all-new Grudge Match System keeps track of the competitive history between teams and the introduction of SAPIEN Technology to the NHL franchise takes character likenesses to a whole other level.

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Franchise Mode

Franchise Mode gets a revamp in NHL 25. Starting with the Franchise hub, streamlined navigation gives players access to new, relevant, and easy-to-digest information. We’ll reveal more Franchise updates in the coming months.

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HUT

Check out all the new ways you can build your dream roster in Hockey Ultimate Team, including Wildcard Mode that brings unique rulesets to keep players on their toes and ready to adapt with each and every cycle. Plus, all of the XP earned in Squad Battles, Rivals, and Wild Card are now combined into a single progression path.

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WOC Live Events

Get ready for all new ways to play through an expanded World of Chel Live Event schedule. We’ll keep you up to date with all the details closer to launch.

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EA SPORTS NHL Arcade

Arcade mode returns to the NHL franchise for the first time since 2017, bringing a fun, high-energy way to play NHL 25.

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