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Old 07-19-2013, 12:09 PM   #18
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Re: NHL 14 Video and Blog - Goal Scoring Balance Improvements

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Originally Posted by milesizdead
TL;DR, the game felt great. Improved skating, more variety in goals scored and the collision system worked really well.
My hands-on source also mentioned more "good hockey goals" as the result of more natural screens/deflections/traffic. He specifically cited goalies having a hard time going laterally/post-to-post to stop one-timers when their vision is obstructed, (as in a typical umbrella PP setup). He said the goalie will often just flail at the puck and it looks & feels very satisfying when you hammer one past him like this:




EDIT: Forgot to mention that goalies are playing the angle more in shooting situations, also making it more difficult for them to get over on a play like this.

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