NHL 23: Beginner’s guide to scoring – How to shoot & score goals, controls, and tips

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It’s a new year of NHL, as the hockey season is underway and NHL 23 is now out worldwide. The new game means a new year of trying to figure out the nuances of the Frostbite engine, and trying to master it to your advantage. If you’re new to NHL 23, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s go over our beginner’s guide to scoring in NHL 23, including the controls and helpful tips.

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Before diving into the controls, we should something out very important. Much like in prior NHL games, you have three different control options: Classic NHL 94, Hybrid, and the Skill Stick. As far as this tutorial goes, we will focus on the Skill Stick controls. The reason for this is because not only is this set the recommended one, it’s also arguably the most effective, and here’s why.

The NHL 94 controls are about as basic as you can get, while the Hybrid is a cross between the classic NHL 94 controls and the Skill Stick. The Skill Stick controls are advanced and more difficult to understand, but you will have better control of your players and can change your strategies and lines in-game. You won’t have these options at your disposal with the other two setups.

Now that we’ve gone over that let’s go over some of the controls you will need to know to skate and shoot in NHL 23. Keep in mind: these are the controls for the Skill Stick layout, which we do recommend.

Now that we’ve taken a look at the controls, it’s time to go over what you need to about scoring goals. Here are a few tips that could help you out in NHL 23.

It’s important to work on that cycle game in NHL 23. Moving the puck around can be very useful