Description
AUTHENTIC ATMOSPHERES
Experience all 32 NHL arenas rebuilt with each team’s energy, traditions, and identity, from goal songs, chants, and signature details to dynamic lighting, jumbotrons, and presentation that reacts to every matchup.
NHL 27 arena presentation featuring the Buffalo Sabres pregame entrance, with illuminated crossed swords, blue lighting, smoke effects, and players skating onto the ice before a packed crowd.
NEW BROADCAST EXPERIENCE
A refreshed broadcast package gives every game a cleaner, more modern feel, with new graphics, updated camera work, and sharper on-screen storytelling before puck drop, between whistles, and during highlights.
NHL 27 Connected Franchise menu showing a multiplayer league matchup between the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, with online league members, schedule progress, and team standings displayed.
CONNECTED FRANCHISE
Create a league with friends, manage your roster, and compete head-to-head across a full online season with up to 32 human-controlled teams, flexible settings, schedules, and commissioner tools.
NHL 27 broadcast presentation showing the Montreal Canadiens versus Buffalo Sabres matchup at KeyBank Center, with arena introductions, team records, and scoreboard graphics before puck drop.
NEW COMMENTARY TEAM
A new commentary team featuring ESPN play-by-play voice John Buccigross and former NHL goaltender Darren Pang brings fresh perspective, energy, and insight to every game. Updated play-by-play and analysis better capture the speed and emotion of hockey, with more natural reactions, improved flow, and deeper breakdowns that reflect what’s happening on the ice.
NHL 27 gameplay screenshot showing players positioned in the defensive zone with on-ice strategy indicators and a defensive strategy menu displayed during live game action.
NHL TEAM PLAYBOOKS
Every NHL team plays with true identity through unique playbooks and tendencies, powered by ICE-Q and NHL EDGE data. Matchups feel distinct from puck drop to final horn, with real NHL systems you can study, equip, and use across modes.
Image showing the NHL 27 and EA SPORTS Hockey Ultimate Team logos in white on a blue background.
HOCKEY ULTIMATE TEAM
Build your roster with deeper strategy through the introduction of authentic NHL coaches and playbooks. Coaches add new layers to team-building through unique line combination connections inspired by their real coaching history.