Electronic Arts Inc. today launches EA SPORTS™ NHL® 27 worldwide on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S, giving fans the chance to prepare for the coming 2026-27 NHL® regular season with all-new levels of realism. NHL 27 brings all 32 arenas to life with authentic team atmospheres, presentation that reflects each team’s identity, an overhauled broadcast package and a new commentary duo featuring John Buccigross and Darren Pang. Combined with the long requested social-first competitive mode Connected Franchise and team playbooks driven by real-world NHL EDGE™ data, NHL 27 gives fans an experience engineered to bring every team to life.

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NHL 27 Deluxe Edition

NHL 27 Deluxe Edition

“Launching EA SPORTS NHL 27 is all about putting fans directly inside their home arena,” said Mike Inglehart, EA SPORTS™ NHL 27‘s Senior Game Design Director. “By rebuilding all 32 arena atmospheres from the rink up and pairing them with true-to-life team playbooks, we’re giving players an unprecedented level of team identity. Every building really looks and sounds like the real thing, making every matchup feel just like game night.”

Packed with authentic team identity, overhauled stadium soundscapes and community-requested changes, EA SPORTS NHL 27 captures the strategy, energy and passion of hockey like never before.

Key highlights include:

  • Authentic Atmospheres: All 32 NHL arenas capture 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 Team Playbooks: Every NHL team plays with true identity through unique playbooks and tendencies, powered by NHL EDGE data. Matchups feel distinct from puck drop to final horn, with real NHL team strategies that players can study, equip and use across modes.

  • Connected Franchise Mode: Players can create a league with friends, manage a roster and compete head-to-head across a full online season with up to 32 human-controlled teams, flexible settings, schedules and commissioner tools.

  • A New Broadcast Experience: An overhauled 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.

  • New Commentary Team: A new commentary team featuring ESPN play-by-play voice John Buccigross and NHL on TNT analyst Darren Pang brings fresh perspective, energy and insight to every game. Updated play-by-play and analysis better captures the speed and emotion of hockey with improved flow and deeper breakdowns that reflect what’s happening on the ice.

  • Hockey Ultimate Team™ (HUT): Players can build a 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.

With the Deluxe Edition, players can step onto the ice with 4600 NHL Points, HUT Packs and a bench full of extras to own the ice from day one*. Visit https://www.ea.com/games/nhl/nhl-27 and follow our social channels to learn more and stay up-to-date on all things NHL 27 throughout the year.

EA Play members on Xbox and PlayStation can try NHL 27 for up to 10 hours**. Members can score in-game rewards including 3,000 Chel Coins and WOC Season Pass XP Multiplier Tokens, as well as receive 10% off EA digital content including pre-orders, game downloads, NHL Points and DLC. For more information on EA Play please visit https://www.ea.com/ea-play.

* Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/nhl/nhl-27/game-disclaimers for details.

** Conditions, limitations and exclusions apply. See EA Play Terms for details.

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About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers.

Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality brands such as EA SPORTS FC™, Battlefield™, Apex Legends™, The Sims™, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL and EA SPORTS™ College Football. More information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.

About NHL

The National Hockey League (NHL), founded in 1917, consists of 32 Member Clubs. Each team roster reflects the League’s international makeup with Players from more than 20 countries represented, all vying for the most cherished and historic trophy in professional sports – the Stanley Cup. Every year, the NHL entertains more than 670 million fans in-arena and through its partners on national television and radio; more than 191 million followers – League, team and Player accounts combined – across Facebook, X, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube; and more than 100 million fans online at NHL.com. The League broadcasts games in more than 250 countries and territories through its rightsholders including ESPN, TNT Sports and NHL Network in the U.S.; Prime Video, Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada; and via SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™, Sports USA and TuneIn; and reaches fans worldwide with games available to stream in nearly 200 countries and territories via NHL.TV on DAZN.

Fans are engaged across the League’s digital assets on mobile devices via the free NHL App; across nine social media platforms; on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™; and on NHL.com, available in eight languages and featuring unprecedented access to Player and team statistics as well as every regular-season and playoff game box score dating back to the League’s inception. NHL Productions develops compelling original programming featuring unprecedented access to Players, coaches and League and team personnel for distribution across the NHL’s social and digital platforms.

The NHL is committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using hockey to celebrate fans of every race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. The NHL’s social impact platform, NHL Unites, reinforces that the official policy of the sport is one of inclusion on the ice, in locker rooms, boardrooms and stands. For more information, visit NHL.com.

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About the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA)

The National Hockey League Players’ Association, established in 1967, is a labour organization whose members are the players in the National Hockey League. The NHLPA works on behalf of the players in varied disciplines such as labour relations, product licensing, marketing, international hockey and community relations, all in furtherance of its efforts to promote its members and the game of hockey. In 1999, NHLPA Goals & Dreams was launched as a way for the players to give something back to the game they love. Over the past 26 years, tens of thousands of deserving children in 45 countries have benefited from the players’ donations of hockey equipment. NHLPA Goals & Dreams has donated more than $27 million to grassroots hockey programs, making it the largest program of its kind. For more information on the NHLPA, please visit www.nhlpa.com.

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