Defensive Gameplay Reveal - NHL 13 Demo Available Now!

NHL 13 Gameplay Producer Ben Ross talks you through this exciting look at NHL 13 defensive gameplay. Stay tuned for gameplay videos!
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[@MrDissner]

2:22 great Saves there ;)

[@Viewer453]

the hit on ott at the end was sweet

[@naud08]

I like the way Smith butterfly's at 2:27

[@asheena18]

that hit at the end was epicx

[@phatpac5]

that hip check at the end

[@BenPalmieri]

Eric well wood what a stud

[@xunearthhxcx]

i like how the words " vanek backchecks hard" were used in a sentence

[@wa11i]

sweet hit at the end

[@TheDeadlyFungus]

2:57 those moves :O

[@djvide1]

Nice hit @0:27

[@krikis]

lol at Ott's jump deke at the end

[@grostron77]

That last check was good

[@LILPORKCHOP9]

The game looks like it really improved all around...Love it !!! and CANT WAIT

[@beastmh69]

Thank you. As a defense-man I have been waiting since 09 to not get burned or have some stick go through my legs on some ridiculous deke even though i am in good position and squared up on the offensive player.

[@xMemorialFieldx]

Dude, Gary Thorne used to call hockey games all the time, even the Stanley Cup, back in the 90s and early 00s.

[@bergeron1137]

You can really see the work they've done since the past game play videos, really starting to look great. My only gripe is that players still seem to fall too easily when checked.

[@TheGamegangsta2]

hits are overpowered

[@plaidchuck]

thats a good thing as long as all the skills matter equally.. I'm tried of the last few games where only one or two attribs from each skillset (off,def,ath) mattered

[@StackemUphockey]

looks good....adding the net cam looks cool!

[@Strategicxluck]

The AI actually poked it on their own while chasing a backcheck. =)

[@nickhza]

looks like i'll be shooting more this year.

[@sparka666]

The cross crease is NOT back, they just used that clip to show that it still works. They didnt take out 2-0 one timers 2 feet from the net, they made it a lot more difficult to score on high-slot one-timers that are 99% goals in NHL 12.

[@BonesOnDemand]

im liking what im seeing so far good shit ea

[@kristoph17]

Amazing. We may actually be rewarded this year for player proper defence! Can't wait!

[@dro_dozer]

it still is one of the best sports games, along with NHL.

[@umjim]

When he is referring to it, such as when he is talking about Vanek, Vanek IS in fact not user controlled.

[@ZootALarz]

When you take the new skating engine into consideration, top-end speed should really help make the dump and chase viable. Coupled with the actual risks for forwards trying to figure skate into the slot, setting up an offense and playing as a team looks like it's actually going to work for once.

[@Boss3n]

The hits look very nice!

[@irmscher9]

Looks super awesome, can;t wait to get my hands on this game!!

[@JoshuaWSiegel]

I was glad to see the cross-crease goal... I was (still am) happy they made one-timer goals more difficult to get, but kinda ws afraid they were gonna be impossible

[@XxSnipeNationxX]

wish this game could come earlier! :(

[@alphadude159]

he was in a glide state dude

[@nickw201]

they need to do this already

[@MonsterMuttsdoghouse]

Looks like we FINALLY can go five hole this year!

[@MiC_Oh]

Hits look bigger..... glad they made it poke check better

[@officialMMMrecords]

the skating is so unreal ..

[@thelittleportuguese]

This game is going to be AWESOME!! the new skating system is WOW, love it

[@bohne1978]

how cool was that direct pass at 2:30? that looks way cooler and faster then in 12

[@branzo79]

NHL 09 seemed to be the climax for this current gen nhl series.

[@liveslowlivesimple]

looks like passes actually get blocked/deflected more. awesome

[@Cali71st]

This looks really cool

[@thearmyofgreatness]

I liked those preds jersys

[@ChrisLamia]

Looks like the physics are much better

[@xNIKEGOLFx]

YAY defense actually looks playable this year

[@DJE6693]

One more day!

[@MrShutupbro]

Amazing game got it on release date

[@danneswe84]

Looks sick!!

[@dro_dozer]

the hitting sliders are probably up for show.

[@hssss123]

Its the year if the d-man

[@markkaschak]

Buffalo Ott at the end!

[@dudeface17101998]

1:16 GARRISON!!!!

[@rnonty]

It's a great year to be a defenseman in the EASHL! It's about time they give us some tools to play great defense, like they give the attackers tools to play great offense.

[@damonpacific]

I think, because this is still demo, the players are just using it as much as they can to see how it works and get use to it.

[@killerkoala60]

it probably would have looked more realistic if iit wasnt so near the boards, but i hhave seen them do that before.

[@Ermaxproductions]

I will be happy about the NHL series the day you can join the National Team!!!

[@corecutter08]

awsome, i hope you guys work on the aiming source when shooting on the goalie, it has been wierd for the past 3 nhl games

[@trevorthoms1397]

Looks awesome. The OTP Legend can't wait!

[@TheHockeypro5]

great job ea looks so much moar realistic

[@538santa]

awesome!

[@phatpac5]

i hope they have more celebrations like fifa and the bring back the 3 stars show at the end of the the game....and zamboni show in between intermissions.....

[@oTITLETOWNo]

cross crease is by no means a glitch its a hockey play just like the in step wrist shot not a glitch

[@plaidchuck]

yep

[@gridlen]

Looser pucks is a good thing in my book. Highly anticipating the demo to test out some of these new gameplay changes.

[@LTrojanowski1]

I hope back skating towards a defenseman is defendable. In NHL12 if a person turns their back to you, it is nearly impossible to defend

[@seanyboy212]

Well, at least we know the commentary hasn't changed.

[@Schro3d3rTM]

protect the puck and poke check means no poke check

[@kmrking]

finally, smart team mates! this will be the first proper NHL game imo

[@BruinsFan444]

yay floridas jersey looks like it finally got fixed a bit

[@Samsheffar]

LT and Y

[@User-rr6gz]

Yes I got it it's awesome

[@BamaDillon]

they're holding the left trigger

[@ZootALarz]

>you >not understanding the limits of pre-recorded commentary pick two

[@ThatYoungBoy99]

I never play hockey but I finally mite buy my first NHL gm for ps3

[@bosox291605]

This is good news for the 4 people who play offline. But with EASHL players now being capped at 70 for 75% of their stats, any advances are now thrown out the window. Thanks EA!

[@zrichards907]

@tacosuperninja the game was finished in the middle of july, watch some of the producer interviews

[@57RS1000]

Well in drop in games guys are still going to play that way no matter what. You can't really fix that.

[@doctorwholol2]

I love the EA NHL games but two things that really bug me are authentic tram entrances and crowd capacity, meaning a team like Phoenix shouldn't have a full arena.

[@Gassebol]

Hope theyve improved the details in the european leagues since there will be an NHL lockout season.

[@h8stupidppl]

I agree with you! I played over 800 games on NHL 12 and I can tell that there is a HUGE difference between those 2 games .... I CANT WAIT 9/11/12 its happening baby

[@impareggiabile]

1:22 "Good use of the stick right there". That's what she said!!!!

[@nsplayer37]

yes it did...

[@Magik604]

apparently the sticks and puck are made of magnets....

[@naud08]

Quick would've made that save on Wellwood btw

[@hampzuz]

Cuse i live in Sweden and the game is realesed 3 days later in Europe for some reason. :P

[@goldiggah15]

3:32 ott gets owned

[@BOBBYdigital31]

Im talking about the 3:15 mark

[@MarcDeAcetis]

That is realistic. Players do that all the time in hockey. They are pivoting from forward skating to backwards.

[@UHKappaSig]

I agree, it's like in Madden and NCAA how just about every player has those loose shoulder sleeves. Any football player besides some QB's have their sleeves as tight as possible so they don't get held, but EA always looks over stuff like that. Unfortunately, EA knows that no matter what they do, they will sell tons of copies of any sports game they release and it feels like they cut corners.

[@hemsky19]

Wow, game looks sick. Love the Tim Horton's sponsorship haha

[@asheena18]

hey i just watched this, and this is crazy, i want this game, so demo maybe?

[@fatjay105]

i never did an nhl game but maybe this winter i will... :-)

[@BOBBYdigital31]

Exactly, the skater should skid for at least a half second when transitioning his direction

[@jankins1234]

I hope...

[@Aarennn]

1:04 Hey EA, that was a human controlled player, not an AI.

[@jdawgdabeast]

players should kepps the puck in the blue line stopping it from going offside, I hate when a defense men could easilly avoid it but there is zero artificial intelleigence when it comes to that

[@CanadianSabre]

honestly if the ai defenseman get that HUGE burst of speed while your on a breakaway all of these updates wont even matter.

[@fearthehutch2713]

The hitting looks like its going to be so much better than NHL 12!!

[@MrRureddy23]

NOW and offensive game play

[@mclovin3841]

this game will eventually be called nhl 13 lockout edition

[@KimJongIlltech]

I still feel this game will be a huge improvement over 12. It is practically unplayable with the "tilted ice" bs. I love how they fixed how all the players skate at the same speed. That was stupid.