NHL 18 - A Beginner's Guide to Goalie
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Hello everyone. Tons of goalie tips here to help you guys get started in net for NHL18. There will be lots more tips and competitive gameplay headed your way :) I'll leave the goalie tips below for those who may not have time to watch it. Any questions feel free to ask! ------------------------------------- Control Settings
There is NO advantage between the two. Find out which controls you are most comfortable with for these specific controls as they are the main difference. Precision Movement Default Nearly all of our goalie movements should be with precision movement as the movements are much more controlled and it is rare to need a T-push. The only time I T-push is if I get knocked out of the crease. I would suggest that you keep this set to ON however there are some goalies in the community who prefer to have this as OFF. If you are one of those goalies that means you'll have to hold down the precision modifier the entire time and you'll let go if you want to use a T-push. Auto-Cover If you have this on your goalie will try to cover up any loose pucks close to him, but the cover-ups definitely have a reputation for missing a lot of loose pucks. If you have it set to OFF, you will be responsible for covering up the puck with the Y or Triangle button. You will have more control but this will lead to more rebound opportunities for the other team if you have a slow reaction. I usually have mine set to ON as I believe it helps me more than it hurts me but there's no significant advantage. I suggest you try them both out and see which one helps you out more. Auto-Sweep I have this set to on as it is rare for this auto-animation to bite you in the ***. It definitely helps more than it hurts. _____________________________________ Camera Angles
--------------------------------------------------------- Basic Positioning Play slightly more towards the center of the crease that you probably think. Trust your limbs to make the saves. If the puck gets in close and at a sharp angle, then you'll need to be more aware of your angles. In general you don't need to be as aggressive compared to a real NHL goalie. Most of the time if your depth should be the middle of the crease with an exception here and there.
Movement Control Tips Tracking the puck carrier is a very basic, yet very important skill to avoid giving up weak goals.
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Great tips. I've been enjoying playing goalie this year. I find it's so much easier
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SAVING ONE TIMERS AND CROSS CREASES One timers are the most common way teams will try to score in the NHL series. These plays are usually caused by defensive breakdowns (because everything is always a goalies fault lol) but if you know how to get yourself in the right position and read these plays before they happen you will bail your team out with a ton of saves and your teammates will be thanking you. These tips will work for 6s, 3s, and arcade 3s because the fundamentals are the same across all modes. DONT CHEAT Cheating is not the same as making reads. When you cheat you are putting all of your eggs in one basket, the pass. Top players will notice this and take the easy shortside goal. One timers will rarely be our fault but we need to do the best job possible to give ourselves a chance at both the shortside shot and the one timer. Saving one timers and being an elite goalie comes down to 3 things.
I talked about positioning in my basic tips and tricks video. It shows a basic blueprint of where you should be in the crease depending on the pucks location in your zone. Here is a link if you are interested: https://youtu.be/lzE5b1yMZ-g Positioning It's important to try to give up some depth in your crease whenever possible. Obviously don't sit on the goal line because you will get sniped. Moving slightly deeper in the crease (and still having your angles covered) helps cut down the distance you would need to move to the other side if a one timer happens. Would you rather want to move 2 feet or 4 to make a save? Obviously 2. Reading The Ice Now that we have good positioning next up is the read. As goalies we need to keep track of everyone on the ice and see who is a scoring threat. If you can see the open man, so can the other team. This defenseman is uncovered. It doesn't mean a one timer is going to happen but now we can prepare for what to do if the pass happens. Movement Controls On most one timers, especially when its from the middle of the ice, use ONLY the left stick. If we use a butterfly slide or the right stick we risk sliding out of the crease and leaving an open net. After you make the save be ready to drop to butterfly to protect the low part of the net in case there are any rebounds. Right Stick Sometimes the left stick isn't fast enough. There's times were we need to cover a lot more distance very quickly. This is when we use the right stick. The right stick is a very aggressive move and if you time it right it leads to really flashy saves. It's very helpful if you are moving towards your glove side. Right stick blocker side isn't as efficient. It can still work but the blocker animations aren't as effective. What if I need to move quickly to my blocker side? That is a good question and there is a trick we can do for that whether its for a one timer or a rebound. Use the left stick towards your blocker side, and hold down the butterfly and post button to quickly slide directly to the post. I use this when the person taking the shot is close to my net and at a wide angle. The fact that this move stops you at the post is a nice bonus because it prevents you from sliding out of the crease and since you're on the post it makes it easier to change direction if they try an extra pass. Hope you guys like these goalie tips. Any questions or feedback is more than welcome :) |
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Hows it going everyone. Today's goalie tip video will be about post play and stopping wraps. Knowing when to hold the post is very important in competitive play as top teams will take advantage of goalies who struggle with their posts.
If you accidentally switch posts, lets say you get faked out by a skater behind the net. You can use the left or the right stick to quickly get back to your original post. I personally use the left stick but its very helpful tool that we can cancel our animations from this position. ----------------------------- Some goalies in the RVH like to have precision movement off, meaning if your default setting is on you'll have to hold down the modifier button. There are 2 main reasons for this, the first is that with a full push of the left stick your goalie will slide all the way to the other side of the crease which can help for one timers at your back post BUT if you want to push yourself to the middle of the crease you will need to go back to precision movement otherwise you run the risk of sliding out of the crease. The second is that with a small flick of the left stick towards the inside of the post, he will nudge himself off the post just a little bit. If you need to get back onto the post you can quickly get back with the post button and your slightly closer to the middle of the crease which helps if there is a centering pass right in front of your net.
Now i'm going to talk about the bad things about the VH position and there are a couple of negatives.
If the VH is bad why can't we transition from the stand-up hug to the RVH with the right stick? Well, you can but your goalie will end up with half of his body inside the post. Obviously that's not where we want to be and we'll have to waste time fixing our goalie instead of focusing on our position. The VH does have it's problems that EA can hopefully fix but it is needed in the specific situation I mentioned earlier. If those problems are fixed then it will be much more useful. ------------------------------------------- Basic Positioning Guide (not set in stone as the situation dictates the best play)
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Thanks for the tips, so is it worth picking up the new game if all I play is be a pro as a goalie?
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