NHL 24 Gameplay Improvements And October Release Date Revealed

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Each year, the NHL development team at EA Sports attempts to recreate the fast-paced and hard-hitting sport of professional hockey within its games. While the results have been hit or miss over the last few years, EA Sports aims to deliver myriad updates to NHL 24 to make it feel more authentic to the real-life game of hockey than ever before.

It all revolves around the Exhaust Engine, which is a system that dictates player performance based on stamina while rewarding players for attacking on offense. The new Goalie Fatigue system ensures the goalie isn't as effective on the first shot of a power play as he is on follow-up shots. Goalie fatigue levels increase or recover as play goals on, so if the puck is on the other end of the rink for long stretches, that gives the goalie a chance to catch his breath while the other goalie begins to feel like he's drowning under the pressure. Every missed opportunity on defense makes it more difficult for the goalie to save the puck before it hits the back of the net.

This leads to a new goal-scoring meta since tiring actions like multiple shots on goal, extended time in the zone, or passes across the crease drain the goalie's stamina. The stamina bar shows up for the goalie, so you know the full extent of the situation. To combat this, goalies have new highlight-reel save animations that help them stop more pucks. If you're playing player-lock modes as the goalie, there are also newly updated controls to make playing goalie more intuitive, an auto-return to center mechanic to reduce the likelihood of being out of position for the next shot, and a new Instinct minigame that lets you guess where the shot is going to increase your ability to make the save.

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