Ranking NHL Video Games

Ranking the best NHL video games between:
NHL 22
NHL 17
NHL 18
NHL 15
NHL 13
NHL 14
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[@Sparkball]

17 is underrated

[@Acxolotl]

fr fr

[@jakepophal985]

It’s definitely the best one after the 360 and PS3 died off

[@niibinmoore4985]

Nhl 17 was the best of the new era idk that’s just me.

[@jakepophal985]

Exactly I still play it. 2024 is so Bad I keep going back to 17

[@shxdow1x_]

Imo 17 is one of the best

[@sleemansilvercreek4796]

Nhl 17 was a beast

[@flynnie2423]

Nhl 15 on 360 was so good

[@Kowabunnga]

That basically NHL 14.2 tho. It looks and plays the same as 14 just with updated Commentary

[@jackmullaneyHB]

@@Kowabunngais nhl 15 not good on the xbox 1?

[@car-mazing]

@@jackmullaneyHBno its better tbh

[@jackmullaneyHB]

@@car-mazing if I were to buy one should I get 15 or 14

[@jazefgcm6534]

@@jackmullaneyHBI’m pretty sure 14 is considered the best. It’s only on 360 and ps3 tho

[@ghost_trd2962]

My first nhl game was NHL 14 and will still and always be my favorite it's goated

[@michaelstory8273]

Nhl 11 on PS3 🤟

[@john-jacobmacisaac1171]

Nhl2k10, best NHL game.

[@BearsBack2Back]

Facts

[@PrimeRacingNetwork]

Ea should take notes

[@RyderErdmann]

NHL 19 was my first and I have so many good memories from it.

[@hockeyguy1641]

My first nhl game was 18 then 21 then 22 and now we’re stuck with nhl 23 Which is so similar to nhl 22

[@Lilniggatwekeken]

Man just get NHL 15 or NHL 19 those are the hands down best games out of the bunch.

[@im_a_nimrod]

i have the most memories with nhl 17 but 14 is my favorite ever

[@logankennedy6488]

NHL 15 on the ps4 was my greatest gaming experience ever

[@Kowabunnga]

I’m terribly sorry to hear that. There were much better hockey games out than that

[@niibinmoore4985]

There’s no way that game reeked but it was a transitional period

[@positivelycurvedpikachu]

the gameplay is good

[@MaxB136]

My first nhl game was nhl 17 and I thought it was really good

[@Kowabunnga]

If you got a PS3/360 pick up NHL 13/14. You’ll see why. There’s so much in those games that’s missing from today’s games.

[@MaxB136]

@@Kowabunnga I’ll be sure to try it out sometime

[@Lilniggatwekeken]

​@@MaxB136 Naw pick up NHl 15. The best of the best NHL game.

[@LeshallBallProductions]

Nhl 18 will always hold a special place in my heart

[@attackxen3545]

Same lucky I bought it from the ps store before they removed the older games :^)

[@dantefilms3170]

I played 18, then I played 20, and 22. I made the switch to pc, and I didn’t realize that PC didn’t have NHL. So I emulated 09, and thought it was alright. Fighting sucked. Then I emulated 14 and it’s the GOAT. Best NHL game ever made.

[@Seriouspup]

What emulator? I’ve been emulating 06 for ps2 but I haven’t looked into ps3 emulator. Does it run okay?

[@malakigaminuniverse]

Honestly I like 17,19,and 20 dats all I play for offline season MODE and HISTORIC TEAMS etc...I'm disappoint at 23 for xbox one I'm going back to 20 my ERAS EDITION

[@samthomas4536]

18 is by far the best

[@lteasel5867]

Unpopular opinion but I think nhl 20 was the best nhl game of all time

[@Kowabunnga]

I’m sorry to hear that 20 is a very flawed game. If you played nhl 14 you would not think this, NHL 20 is missing a lot of features.

[@lteasel5867]

@@Kowabunnga I had nhl 14 and I did not like it

[@Kowabunnga]

@@lteasel5867 compared to NHL 20? I’d love to know how/why you thought 20 was better than 14.

[@lteasel5867]

@@Kowabunnga first of all in the pandemic all of us hockey fans had nothing to do except play nhl 20 second it felt smoother than any other game to that point and third the soundtrack was the best we have had in along time and if it ain’t nhl 20 it’s 06 that is the greatest game I rest my case

[@RageCityBiscuit]

The last year they had competition with 2k. What a coincidence..

[@17srafuse]

NHL 15 was the best out of them all soundtrack best it was like EA Sport cared

[@Kowabunnga]

You must talking about the port that came out to PS3/360. Because the version that came out on the PS4/X1 was horrible. They stripped the game down to damn near bare bones.

[@GamingWithMB]

Missing 19 !

[@jstar8703]

Nhl 20 and 19 were pretty damn good but 14 was the best

[@xGruffy]

20 and 19 are the exact same game

[@jstar8703]

@@xGruffy you are the dumbest person who commented on me This is you:12 and 69 are the same

[@Lilniggatwekeken]

​@@xGruffy Lmao naw. Different scoreboards. NHL 19 is more realistic. NHL 19 has the far better Soundtrack.

[@JoeMama-qg7kj]

Nahhh 04 goat 🐐

[@juvestyles]

got NHL 20 for $5 bucks a few days ago. 100% way better then 16 on the ps4 .nhl 09 was the Mother ship (Beginning) of nhl line up on the ps3 era

[@Kowabunnga]

After NHL 16 they all just started to feel the same I could barely tell the difference.

[@bittitagiton1359]

@@Kowabunnga stfu with these cliche ahh remarks my brother. It feels way different from nhl16 my brother

[@Jacksonhutchins69]

NHL 17 is so fun I play it today

[@rossephgrave-ni5kf]

i used to have only an xbox 360 and that is the only game i would play nhl 14

[@maxpalmer3212]

I’ve played NHL 14 17 18 19 & 22

[@85pepper]

W

[@Kowabunnga]

This list was actually hard to make because NHL 16-21 are damn near the same game so I really had to remember if there were really any key differences beyond updated rosters and s l i g h t l y improved graphics

[@DukeParkes]

Didn’t they take out over 100 features from nhl 14 going into nhl 15? Tbh I think nhl 23 is terrible to

[@bobthecar5699]

Yes

[@baboon3357]

nhl20 is still the best. Smoothest gameplay, no lags. NHL 14 is great too, i've tried other titles too but they're not that good

[@rosemanx9010]

Older games were better. That’s it lmao

[@demetrepapadimitriou7069]

NHL 22 was goated

[@jaxsen66]

NHL 2004 or 2002

[@Kowabunnga]

Couldn’t tell you. I didn’t play those lol.

[@Lilniggatwekeken]

I don't care what anyone says NHL 15 will always be the best in my eyes.

[@Kowabunnga]

Please tell me you mean NHL 15 on PS3/360 because next Gen NHL 15 was quite literally the worst NHL release in franchise history. Outside of a graphic update it was a very barebones game.

[@Nico4Frank]

@@Kowabunnga I have a question is there a difference between NHL 14 and NHL 15 old GEN?

[@pannukakku6918]

I had Nhl 14 until Last year it got scratches and it didn't work so I had to get rid of it

[@Kowabunnga]

Fire up eBay and buy another one lmfaooo. It’s been almost 10 years and that’s still the best one

[@Lilniggatwekeken]

​@@Kowabunnga Buddy you are delusional. Please tell me how NHL 14 beats NHL 15. I wanna know

[@Kowabunnga]

@@Lilniggatwekeken NHL 14 is still the best NHL game to come out in the past 10 years. Other than a graphical upgrade, NHL 15 was several steps back from NHL 14. No Winter Classic, No NHL Moments Live, No OTP (they had to patch it in 2-3 months later), Live the Life was killed and reworked as a dry, barebones Be A Pro, which it still is in current games. No EASHL, No GM Connected (that shit ain’t ever coming back). I say all that to say the PS4/X1 versions of NHL 15 are the all-time worst NHL games in the franchises history. NHL 15 on PS3/360 is the same as NHL 14 just with a fresher coat of paint and a new commentary time. Now tell me again whose delusional?

[@Lilniggatwekeken]

@@Kowabunnga Okay I never played the xbox 360 version but seeing it makes me wish I've got it. I still stand by my opinion on NHL 15 (360) being the best game and I honestly don't feel like explaining why .....lmao ✌

[@Lilniggatwekeken]

@@Kowabunnga The delusional part was a joke by the way... speaking of you should learn to take one.

[@Fechner20]

21 on top

[@brendansullivan1575]

Lost all credit with the 15’ take. I smell a Bruin hater

[@Kowabunnga]

Bergereon being on the cover does not negate the fact that NHL 15 on PS4/X1 was the worst game in the entire franchise. They stripped everything from ‘14. All we could play was online vs and play now and a VERY barebones GM mode and Be A Player mode. Go look at any review from 10 years ago and they’ll all say that NHL 15 next Gen was the worst one in the series.

[@iiKolin]

Nhl 18>

[@thekrazyhatter5063]

dont tell me you a rook without telling me you aint a rook NHL2K10 AND NHL07 are the best games get yo kiddie ass outta here mayne

[@memesbydoggo5193]

Nah 2015 da best

[@Kowabunnga]

*The best on PS3/360 and even then it was just a remake of NHL 14

[@memesbydoggo5193]

@@Kowabunnga I’m actually playing it rn

[@azuredusk991]

Although I like NHL 14 this one is my second personal favorite because the realism and nhl on nbc which no longer exist

[@memesbydoggo5193]

18 sucks

[@Lilniggatwekeken]

Not worse than 20, 21, 22 and 23. If the NHL has got a 2 as the first digit it's dog shat.

[@MattW16]

Honestly I think 13 is better than 14

[@TateTOPG983]

Cringe