Yeah this one more different it’s more scoring and stuff the last few years had games where 1-0 this year 5-4 high scoring games not to big of a fan of this one
I wish I could find a guide on how to actually defend, not how to switch to a different player so the AI defends in your place... I play Chel, I want to know how/when to hit without getting out of position or stick checking without tripping. When to use which move to defend as best as possible. It's mostly to be better in 3's with no AI (except goalies)... So as much as I can appreciate your input to help people, it unfortunately didn't help me. It's crazy to see players that seem to have magnets on their sticks, not only poking from behind but literally steal the puck from behind me... I want a magnet stick too...
true! also covering the player that will shoot in cross crease goals always gets the puck even tho you are infront of him. Puck goes through you... whenever you do cross crease they get the puck every single time or the AI goalie just shadows the play perfect and saves while your goalie lets in every single goal. BS trash game
This is great but player switching is god awful this year. At least once per game I get scored on a 2-1 rush because the game won't let me change to the only defenseman that's defending the rush. I know you can aim to who you want to change to but it doesn't help and it's just sloppy.
I know what you mean! Im also struggling with this. Recently I saw a bind that you can press an then it goes always back to your last selected player. sometimes this can safe you. i think it was R2 with R3
Same here. All it takes is a split second to get screwed over by a bad player switch. Stopping that cross crease is rough. Even if you have him covered the puck still finds a way to sneak by at times. Cross crease has been the meta for EA hockey games for a long while, I kinda hope it changes soon. Like to see a little more strategy besides playing "try and stop the cross crease" every single rush.
Y’all do know you can hold R2 or RT on xbox and then point with your right joystick to select who you switch to right? You don’t need to let the game decide for you. Just hold R2 or RT and point to your desired player and it’ll switch to them. Makes it much easier
I hate how when you're playing really good and the AI just has to do a little bump off the puck for you if you have to work three times as hard to get the puck. I play all star
Good tips! Been getting beat by cross creases a lot lately so I’ll try these tips out. One thing though is player switching this year is somehow more awful then it’s been in years. There are times I know where to be but I simply can’t switch to the right guy.
when i play hut rush i feel my other forward or defensemen never joins a 2-1 with me. is this a strategy i can turn on where my AI will be more aggressive for those rushes?
I noticed when I got the speedster synergy activated the wingers are flying up the wing now and I'm starting to get breakaways...before no one was ever around lol
how do you do the long pock check while rotating the player , I play against guys that flies against my forwards and pock check from a distance. Seems like magnet sticks steeling the puck from my players. Or they have a continuous block on my passes. What buttons are pushed on the skill mode controller. My players are always in lag mode with fiber internet too.
Have done this same thing since 18. But with this year my problem is that the player im controlling is not stopping the passes. And i mean i am in the perfect spot on the passing lane. Sometimes my playes takes the pass but atleast 3 or 4 go trough and end up in an easy goal. Thats too much per game. And i mean any kind of pass will go trough even if i am standing on the right puck path. I understand if its a slap pass then its ok but ffs even passes with super slow speed are going trough, sometimes the passes go trough even 2 or 3 players are on the passing lane...
Add one thing to strategies...a slider for how much you want your AI to cover an out of position player. I think that would help allot imo:) Great vid, thanks 😊
Few questions, why does this gameplay look so smooth? when im played most of the times the game feels delayed with smooth 22ms ping and second what camera angle is this im using overhead and it doesnt look like this
i so so so struggle with defense end of the game,i cant figure out how to check without getting caught on the turn or missing the check wether its body or puck.
I'm new here and enjoying this video. This may have been asked before but are the one - timers a "cheat" goal or is it a cause of bad Defence?. I am one of those players who constantly look for new ways of scoring but I can't help but think the one timer issue is just bad D. Most of us never bother to play good D and are way too impatient (switch to players and moving them out of position). However, there's context. I hate the plays with loose pucks, poke, loose puck, poke and then one - timer. Literally no time to get set up or those passes that just somehow squeeze through. My point is that I'm also still trying to learn to stop those passes. Maybe a different camera angle helps. Thoughts?
Cool, but honestly was looking for video to help me stop getting called for tripping. The computer seems to have the ability to take puck at will-yet if I try to take puck even if it’s not near his legs somehow I get called for tripping 9999.9999999% of time. I do understand your techniques here which are cool, but can’t control puck at all, and constantly losing it to computer 🤦♂️ idk maybe it’s in a different video of yours
Sucks against computers now I played superstar last year this year can’t even beat pro challenges games broken on pro we should still crush them when all my team is 85 plus playing lvl 55 overall players that blow by my guys like wtf is that lol
biggest tip what i can personally give is to not play with offensive defensemen like karlsson, he just cant defend and keeps dragging himself out of position.
@@RIPJimmyA7X im talking about squad battles only. its not really realistic or fun to just hunt for 2 against 1 rushes because ai goalie is a god and defence are insanely aggressive
@@schiavone95able I have found I actually like it alot more in div 4 or 5 than 1 and 2, players in the high divisions don't really play hockey they play exploits and who can glitch goal better
The game feels so fucking rigged because i blow a fucking 4-1 lead when the opponent doesnt play better than me in the whole game, thats why im just playing nba 2k21 now
I find it funny when people say "Skill Zoner" cause this is BY FAR the worst Artificial Intelligence I've ever seen. If you are being stopped by the AI...you need to fix your shit and step your game up.
Don't play the same sports game every year they get stale fast. I haven't played since NHL 11 on 360 so 21 is insane to me 😄 The worst hockey games I played were NHL breakaway 98, Powerplay 96, faceoff 2003 and blades of steel 2000
Yo if you see this let’s run a hit game against each other my gt is GRM L3TH4L I’ve been a fan for quite a while I love your content and your videos really help me out.
Loving these tutorials, got into nhl 21 this year never played before.
How's it going so far??
You picked a bad game to pick as your first
Welcome, friend! Dangle your heart out
Yeah this one more different it’s more scoring and stuff the last few years had games where 1-0 this year 5-4 high scoring games not to big of a fan of this one
@@dylancorradi6226 which one should I pick firts.. Same situation
I wish I could find a guide on how to actually defend, not how to switch to a different player so the AI defends in your place... I play Chel, I want to know how/when to hit without getting out of position or stick checking without tripping. When to use which move to defend as best as possible. It's mostly to be better in 3's with no AI (except goalies)... So as much as I can appreciate your input to help people, it unfortunately didn't help me. It's crazy to see players that seem to have magnets on their sticks, not only poking from behind but literally steal the puck from behind me... I want a magnet stick too...
How has your nhl progress come along so far? I'm having the same issue right now
true! also covering the player that will shoot in cross crease goals always gets the puck even tho you are infront of him. Puck goes through you... whenever you do cross crease they get the puck every single time or the AI goalie just shadows the play perfect and saves while your goalie lets in every single goal. BS trash game
watch between the pipes “tips from the best 6s/eashl players
if you want i can tell you a little bit. i know more than the average defender
@@khurzyy5492 spill the beans man so I can dominate in nhl 22
This is great but player switching is god awful this year. At least once per game I get scored on a 2-1 rush because the game won't let me change to the only defenseman that's defending the rush. I know you can aim to who you want to change to but it doesn't help and it's just sloppy.
I know what you mean! Im also struggling with this. Recently I saw a bind that you can press an then it goes always back to your last selected player. sometimes this can safe you. i think it was R2 with R3
Same here. All it takes is a split second to get screwed over by a bad player switch.
Stopping that cross crease is rough. Even if you have him covered the puck still finds a way to sneak by at times. Cross crease has been the meta for EA hockey games for a long while, I kinda hope it changes soon. Like to see a little more strategy besides playing "try and stop the cross crease" every single rush.
Y’all do know you can hold R2 or RT on xbox and then point with your right joystick to select who you switch to right? You don’t need to let the game decide for you. Just hold R2 or RT and point to your desired player and it’ll switch to them. Makes it much easier
@@captainjelliemull7895 Honestly man this is the firs time I've heard this in 14 years of playing NHL. Thanks for the tip
CaptainJellieMull its not working the way it should man. Im still switching to the wrong guy.
I hate how when you're playing really good and the AI just has to do a little bump off the puck for you if you have to work three times as hard to get the puck. I play all star
Good tips! Been getting beat by cross creases a lot lately so I’ll try these tips out. One thing though is player switching this year is somehow more awful then it’s been in years. There are times I know where to be but I simply can’t switch to the right guy.
I've lost many games. Since I watch your videos, I got way better. Thks dude
when i play hut rush i feel my other forward or defensemen never joins a 2-1 with me. is this a strategy i can turn on where my AI will be more aggressive for those rushes?
I noticed when I got the speedster synergy activated the wingers are flying up the wing now and I'm starting to get breakaways...before no one was ever around lol
@@eddieclavan4267 I have mine activated and they are slow.
is there a way to choose which player i switch to because it always switches to the last person i want to be controlling
yeah man! so hold down R2 then use the right analog stick and aim it to the direction of the player you want, and release R2
how do you do the long pock check while rotating the player , I play against guys that flies against my forwards and pock check from a distance. Seems like magnet sticks steeling the puck from my players. Or they have a continuous block on my passes. What buttons are pushed on the skill mode controller. My players are always in lag mode with fiber internet too.
Thanks so much can you go over offense and breaking into the zone please?
Especially against the 1-4 or the reverse, a super aggressive player who is really good at poking!
Have done this same thing since 18. But with this year my problem is that the player im controlling is not stopping the passes. And i mean i am in the perfect spot on the passing lane. Sometimes my playes takes the pass but atleast 3 or 4 go trough and end up in an easy goal. Thats too much per game. And i mean any kind of pass will go trough even if i am standing on the right puck path. I understand if its a slap pass then its ok but ffs even passes with super slow speed are going trough, sometimes the passes go trough even 2 or 3 players are on the passing lane...
My AI refuses to skate back into the dzone. The only chance I have on defense is playing aggressive at the blue line.
Position wise ive been great at defense, but the player changing has been horrendous.
Video on how to beat the skill zone and draw penalty w everyone that abuses poke check . Please
Add one thing to strategies...a slider for how much you want your AI to cover an out of position player. I think that would help allot imo:) Great vid, thanks 😊
Does this vid apply to squad battles as well?
Few questions, why does this gameplay look so smooth? when im played most of the times the game feels delayed with smooth 22ms ping and second what camera angle is this im using overhead and it doesnt look like this
i so so so struggle with defense end of the game,i cant figure out how to check without getting caught on the turn or missing the check wether its body or puck.
Try poking instead
Mate for an Australian this is good stuff. Thanks. The only ice we have is in our rum and coke
Manual back skating is the key imo. This allows you to put your defenseman in the right position very quickly. Turn off auto back skate.
I've found the best way to defend in be a GM is just to stop playing and the attacking team end up losing the puck.
Any tips on exiting defensive zone. I give up so many goals on turnovers.
Slow down
How do you defend against losers who's cycling the puck down low while protecting the puck like animals?
I'm new here and enjoying this video. This may have been asked before but are the one - timers a "cheat" goal or is it a cause of bad Defence?. I am one of those players who constantly look for new ways of scoring but I can't help but think the one timer issue is just bad D. Most of us never bother to play good D and are way too impatient (switch to players and moving them out of position). However, there's context. I hate the plays with loose pucks, poke, loose puck, poke and then one - timer. Literally no time to get set up or those passes that just somehow squeeze through. My point is that I'm also still trying to learn to stop those passes. Maybe a different camera angle helps. Thoughts?
What is this CAM?
Just got a sub! Thanks for all your info, #1 nhl youtuber👍🤙😎🔥🔥
Left winger cover left defenseman. If you’ve played real hockey you should know that stuff!
Wouldn't it be LW covers RD?
@@n8tube453 lol facts
@@n8tube453 so RW covers LD? That's stupid asf
@@atrainn No not really!
@@n8tube453 😁😁I wrote it wrong, had a few drinks in me that night.
The skill stick is your best friend.
Cool, but honestly was looking for video to help me stop getting called for tripping. The computer seems to have the ability to take puck at will-yet if I try to take puck even if it’s not near his legs somehow I get called for tripping 9999.9999999% of time.
I do understand your techniques here which are cool, but can’t control puck at all, and constantly losing it to computer 🤦♂️ idk maybe it’s in a different video of yours
What camera angle do you use?
overhead
classic
You've helped me so much brother
Having good goalies helps best one this year Ben bishop hands down
Play Montreal
What Camera angle are you playing on?
He’s on ZONE. Just released a video earlier today or yesterday w strats
Or... just lay down in the crease the whole time and switch.
Thanks so much man!
bro i just realized i’ve played you like twice in ultimate team 💀
Sucks against computers now I played superstar last year this year can’t even beat pro challenges games broken on pro we should still crush them when all my team is 85 plus playing lvl 55 overall players that blow by my guys like wtf is that lol
Fuck yeah! Thanks for this Video Sleeves👊
Every time I poke check I get a penalty
Just takes time getting the timing down for it, eventually it’ll be like muscle memory knowing when to not poke check and when to
biggest tip what i can personally give is to not play with offensive defensemen like karlsson, he just cant defend and keeps dragging himself out of position.
this years squad battles is not worth the boredom against superstar ai. games are sweatier than rivals and rewards are not really good at all.
The computer is way more fun and better to play against than last year, you just actually have to play actual hockey
@@RIPJimmyA7X im talking about squad battles only. its not really realistic or fun to just hunt for 2 against 1 rushes because ai goalie is a god and defence are insanely aggressive
Rivals is garbage so sweaty
@@schiavone95able I have found I actually like it alot more in div 4 or 5 than 1 and 2, players in the high divisions don't really play hockey they play exploits and who can glitch goal better
@@RIPJimmyA7X I’m in division 2 and I fucking hate it . All these kids do is play trap and skate In circles . So frustrated
The game feels so fucking rigged because i blow a fucking 4-1 lead when the opponent doesnt play better than me in the whole game, thats why im just playing nba 2k21 now
I guess.... Your just switching deep and late.... Not sure if ur doing anything anyone else isn't doing
I find it funny when people say "Skill Zoner" cause this is BY FAR the worst Artificial Intelligence I've ever seen. If you are being stopped by the AI...you need to fix your shit and step your game up.
This game is the worst hockey game I've played to date. It gets worse every year
Don't play the same sports game every year they get stale fast. I haven't played since NHL 11 on 360 so 21 is insane to me 😄
The worst hockey games I played were NHL breakaway 98, Powerplay 96, faceoff 2003 and blades of steel 2000
How did it feel when u realized you would be making different variations of basically the exaxt same video for the rest of ur career
HUT* game
This game is such trash in the higher divisions . All people do is play trap
Too much talking not enough visual examples bro
Yo if you see this let’s run a hit game against each other my gt is GRM L3TH4L I’ve been a fan for quite a while I love your content and your videos really help me out.
this is useless information
What camera angle are you using?