So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

[creamsodaboy]

Any tips that you guys would like to give me on how to find success?

Long story short, I am fairly new to the game of hockey. I've only been a casual follower for the past year, and am very unfamiliar with hockey terminology, offensive and defensive strategies, things like that.

I have attempted to play some HUT games because I love the game mode, but I am getting DESTROYED online. I then switched to some play now games, yet still can't figure out how to be successful. I'll get a goal every once in a blue moon, but for the most part opponents are puttying up 3-4 goals a game.

Any help is appreciated!

[SoAwesome]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

Stick to College Football and leave NHL for the pros. Tired of online ruined by garbage players like you

[creamsodaboy]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

Seriously man? I come here looking for a little help, that's it. There's no reason to be a jerk about things.

[Segagendude]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

Any tips that you guys would like to give me on how to find success?

Long story short, I am fairly new to the game of hockey. I've only been a casual follower for the past year, and am very unfamiliar with hockey terminology, offensive and defensive strategies, things like that.

I have attempted to play some HUT games because I love the game mode, but I am getting DESTROYED online. I then switched to some play now games, yet still can't figure out how to be successful. I'll get a goal every once in a blue moon, but for the most part opponents are puttying up 3-4 goals a game.

Any help is appreciated!

I can relate. Bought my first NHL game back in 09 and didn't have a clue. (I don't play online though)

By watching real games and lots of practice in practice mode, I got better.

As for strategies--- I can't really explain those. I set different strategies for each line I use and stick with those that work.

My advice---- play as much offline as you can to get better. Be careful who you play online as there are cheesers galore who will make you look bad. (Which is why I don't play online)

[Nicker_Bopper]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

Stick to College Football and leave NHL for the pros. Tired of online ruined by garbage players like you

No reason to act like this. If you have nothing helpful to say, don't say anything at all.

To answer your question sodaboy, I would say your best bet is to go into practice mode and spend a good amount of time in there. Get a handle for all of the moves (dekes and shots) that can be made. If you get on YouTube, you can find a few videos on there that break down specific dekes and scoring strategies that you can try.

After that, try some play now games on the easiest level. It will seem like a joke, but at least your can get a feel for the game with a team aspect. As far as I know, there isn't any practice situations where you can do a 5 on 5 practice. As you get used to it, bump up the difficulty levels step by step.

As for online, I would stay away from that until you get a better handle on the game. Most of the guys on there have a lot of experience with NHL, and most likely will continue to easily beat you until you get a better understanding offline.

Hope this helps.

[tessl]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

No reason to act like this. If you have nothing helpful to say, don't say anything at all.

To answer your question sodaboy, I would say your best bet is to go into practice mode and spend a good amount of time in there. Get a handle for all of the moves (dekes and shots) that can be made. If you get on YouTube, you can find a few videos on there that break down specific dekes and scoring strategies that you can try.

After that, try some play now games on the easiest level. It will seem like a joke, but at least your can get a feel for the game with a team aspect. As far as I know, there isn't any practice situations where you can do a 5 on 5 practice. As you get used to it, bump up the difficulty levels step by step.

As for online, I would stay away from that until you get a better handle on the game. Most of the guys on there have a lot of experience with NHL, and most likely will continue to easily beat you until you get a better understanding offline.

Hope this helps.

I just got the game today. How do you win a faceoff?

[Nicker_Bopper]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

I just got the game today. How do you win a faceoff?

There's a really good video I watched when I started playing a couple years ago. Let me see if the guy has done any updates for this year's version.

[Nicker_Bopper]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

I just got the game today. How do you win a faceoff?

Here it is. Try this out and see if it helps. Timing is everything for faceoffs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftfeh7fww_0

[tessl]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

Here it is. Try this out and see if it helps. Timing is everything for faceoffs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftfeh7fww_0

Thanks. The only thing that has worked for me so far is lift the opponent's stick.

[headzapp]

Re: So I'm absolutely terrible at this game....

Pass a lot. Use your defense in the offensive zone. Try to cycle the puck to get better scoring chances. Dump the puck in the offensive zone when you have to. If the other team has the puck don't check them every time. They can just "swim" right past you. Line up the check, or lift their sticks or poke check. Pepper shots on the net. You're not always going to have great scoring chances so keep shooting.

[Hester]

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I was in the same boat. Jayson Young wrote some great articles for NHL 09-13 that will mostly help get you up to speed here. Some stuff has changed, but the basics are still the same.

But the truth is, it took me a long time to get up to speed to the point where I could hold my own online, and i still mostly lose. In the end, I play mostly solo and use auto-aim.

While I did finally spend some time getting used to manual aim so thatI could play HUT, which I really enjoy, I still prefer letting the CPU aim for me. But in HUT and any online mode, it is manual aim only. At least this year you can set Auto aim in the setting s and have be the default way you play offline. Before this season, you had to change it in pre game settings before every game, even in season play.

Good luck!

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