
"There's a lot to unpack there," DeBoer said, laughing. The Western Conference Final will be a revenge series of sorts for Stars bench boss Pete DeBoer, who coached the Golden Knights the previous three seasons. The Stars controlled 66.57% of the expected goals when Heiskanen was on the ice at even strength. Miro Heiskanen shined bright on the Stars' blue line, logging a game-high 32:06 in the contest. "It's great," Oettinger said of his team's defensive effort, according to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski.

He wasn't tested often, as Seattle generated just seven high-danger chances in the game compared to Dallas' 17, according to Natural Stat Trick. But it was too little too late, as Dallas held on for the victory.īoth goalies played excellently, but Jake Oettinger earned the victory for Dallas by stopping 22 of 23 shots. The game, similar to the past two NHL titles, features presentation in the style of the NHL on NBC.Oliver Bjorkstrand made things interesting, getting the Kraken on the board with 17 seconds left in regulation. All 27 teams from the ECHL are also playable, for the first time. A newer Creation Zone is added into the game, featuring an expansive team builder as well as an arena creator. New modes were also added, with key additions including the World Cup of Hockey tournament mode as well as Draft Champions, a fantasy draft spin-off of HUT. The game also features several game modes, including Hockey Ultimate Team (HUT), a trading card-based team building mode, the fan-favorite EA Sports Hockey League, an online co-operative play mode and a revamped version of "Be a GM", a simulation mode where the player acts as a team's general manager, titled "Franchise Mode", which now features team owners.

Using the Ignite engine developed by Electronic Arts, NHL 17 features gameplay improvements in terms of artificial intelligence and physics. It is the 26th installment in the NHL game series and was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in September 2016. NHL 17 is an ice hockey simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports.
