Double Shift Event Week 2 and new Stanley Cup Playoffs cards have been added to NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team. 

The five new Double Shift master set players are 95 overall Markus Naslund, Jere Lehtinen, Seth Jones, Robyn Regehr, and Frederik Andersen. 

Each MSP can be built for three 92+ Double Shift players and any two 92+ cards. 

The new Double Shift base cars are led by 94 overall Mark Recchi and Sergei Zubov and 93 overall Gustav Forsling and Boone Jenner.

Building a 90 overall Double Shift card costs any three 88+ cards, three 90+ Double Shift cards can be used to build one 92. 

There are also collectible trade in sets to acquire Double Shift cards.

Six new Playoffs cards were added, three from the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers, they are led by a 95 overall Connor McDavid and 94 overall Matthew Tkachuk. 93 overall Brett Kulak, Evan Rodrigues, Adam Henrique, and Niko Miikola were also added. 

All new cards are in the video above. 

Players can ask questions or leave comments on the EA NHL 25 Forums here.

Check out Week 1 of the Double Shift Event here. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.       

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A new patch is going live at 1pm EST/10am PT in NHL 25. 

The update is to add support for upcoming World of Chel and Hockey Ultimate Team live content. 

🛠️An #NHL25 patch will be deployed tomorrow (Tuesday, May 27) at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT.

This update adds support for upcoming HUT and WoC Live content. Server downtime is expected to last up to an hour after the patch.

Please finish any online games before then.

— EA SPORTS NHL (@EASPORTSNHL) May 26, 2025

EA SPORTS NHL warns server downtime could last for up to one hour after the update. Players are advised to finish all live games before 1pm EST/10am PT. 

Players can ask questions or leave comments on the EA NHL 25 Forums here.

Check out Week 1 of the Double Shift Event here. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.       

Back again with a round three NHL 25 HUT Fantasy Hockey card updates. 

Andrei Svechnikov and Sam Bennett are now 99 overall, while Matthew Knies, Nikolaj Ehlers, and Mikael Granlund are up to 98 overall. Granlund has a good chance to reach 99 overall with the Edmonton-Dallas series tied 1-1. 

Four new NHL and two new PWHL Fantasy cards were added this week, Brianne Jenner and Kendall Coyne for the PWHL and Wyatt Johnston, Zach Hyman, Sebastian Aho, and Brad Marchand for the NHL.

Anton Lundell is up to 97 overall while Adam Lowry finishes at 97. Michela Cava is up to 96 while Sebastian Aho, John Tavares, Evander Kane, and Blayre Turnbull are 95 overall. 

All 19 updates or new cards are in the video above. 

Check out Week 1 of the Double Shift Event here. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.       

New Closers, Game Breakers, HUT Champs, and Team of the Week cards were added this week in NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team. 

The Game Breakers cards can be acquired by completing related sets and objectives or purchasing packs in the HUT Store. All of the new Game Breakers are NHL Alumni, led by 96 overall Peter Forsberg and Jeremy Roenick, 94 overall Henrik and Daniel Sedin, and 93 overall Patrick Roy and Nicklas Lidstrom. 

The Closers cards celebrate great performances from the end of the NHL season, round one, and PWHL round one. 

The rewards for winning ten games or finishing top 100 in HUT Champs is a 93 or 94 overall Ryan Whitney. 

This week's featured TOTW card is 94 overall Filip Hronek. 

All new cards are in the video above. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.   

Back again with another NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team Fantasy update, this week we have new NHL and PWHL Playoff cards. 

Eight new NHL and four new PWHL Fantasy Hockey cards were added this week and are available to build now, we broke down that release here.

Given there have been less game there have not been many updates, Blayre Turnbull and Shiann Darkangelo both scored in the opening game of PWHL playoffs and are up to 94 overall. 

Adam Lowry and Anton Lundell are now up to 96 overall while Mark Stone is now 95. Sam Bennett, Evander Kane, and Tom Wilson are now 94 overall. 

All upgrades and new cards are pictured in the video above. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.    

Back again with another NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team Fantasy Hockey update as the NHL Playoffs approaches the end of the first round. 

Andrei Svechnikov had a great first round, recording five goals and five games and now sits at 98 overall. 

Laura Stacey was the lone PWHL player to receive an upgrade and is up to 97 overall. 

Brett Howden and Matthew Knies are each up to 96 overall, while Trevor Moore, Juraj Slafkovsky, Marco Rossi, Adam Lowry, Nick Paul, Timo Meier, and Anton Lundell are 95 overall. Mikael Granlund and Jake Neighbours are 94 overall. 

Moore, Slafkovsky, Rossi, Paul, and Meier's teams have been eliminated and each card will not receive any future upgrades. 

All updates are in the video above. 

Check out Week 1 of the Playoff Event here.   

Check out the recent Team Builder release and roster update. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.  

Week 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Event is now live in NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team. 

The five new 94 overall master set players are Andrei Vasilevskiy, Larry Murphy, Ryan McDonagh, Bryan Trottier, and Jarome Iginla. 

16 additional Stanley Cup base cards were added, led by 93 overall Thomas Steen, Olaf Kolzig, Deryk Engelland, and Borje Salming and 92 overall Sergei Zubov, Cory Sarich, and Bernie Nicholls. 

Six new Wildcard players were added and are playable, all are 94 overall. The players are David Pastrnak, Nikita Kucherov, Connor McDavid, Jacob Markstrom, Zdeno Chara, and Cale Makar. 

Four new Game Day players, two 91 overall players from the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars are also available, Evgenni Dadonov and Cody Ceci for the Stars and Josh Manson and Jonathan Drouin for the Avalanche. 

Each master set Playoff player costs three 91+ Playoff cards and any two 91+ cards.

Players can trade any three 89+ Playoff cards for a 91 Playoff card or any three 87+ cards for an 89 overall Playoff card. 

There are Collectible sets where players can trade in Stanley Cup Collectibles for player packs. Players can trade in 30 Stanley Cup Playoff Collectibles for a 91 overall untradeable or 93 overall BND card. 

Check out Week 1 of the Playoff Event here. 

Check out the recent Team Builder release and roster update. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.  

A free Sleeveless Gaming jersey pack is available in NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team.

The jersey celebrates Cam "NoSleeves" Halbert, an NHL content creator and and commentator for NHL Esports. 

The jersey can be acquired in a free pack in the HUT Store or in the World of Chel store. 

Creators like NoSleeves are essential to NHL 25 and it is great to see support from EA, hopefully there more creator additions going forward. 

Cool moment for me, appreciate all the support over the years!

My jersey is in @EASPORTSNHL HUT and WOC! pic.twitter.com/aDo938sKCl

— Cam / NoSleeves (@NoSleevesGaming) April 25, 2025

We broke down the Playoff Fantasy Event here. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.

A new roster update is officially live in NHL 25.

Multiple prospects and college free agents have been added including Montreal Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov, Minnesota Wild defenseman Zeev Buium, and Edmonton Oilers forward Quinn Hutson.

Demidov's first ever EA SPORTS NHL player comes in at 83 overall with elite high potential, a huge rating for a player who has appeared in four career NHL games.

Buium is rated 80 overall with elite medium potential.

Hutson is 75 overall with medium top nine potential. 

Each players stats and player profile are pictured below. All are available to use in every online and offline mode once players download the most recent rosters. 

Check out new HUT Content, Week 3 Team of the Season and brand new Playoff Fantasy Hockey cards.   

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.

The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup In EA SPORTS' NHL 25 official simulation of the 2024-25 NHL Playoffs. 

The simulation predicts Toronto to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 in round one, the Florida Panthers 4-2 in round two, and sweep the Montreal Canadiens in four games in the Eastern Conference Finals before beating the Colorado Avalanche in seven games in the Stanley Cup Final. 

EA SPORTS accurately predicted Team Canada to win the 4 Nations Face-Off, even predicting Connor McDavid to score in overtime against Team USA in the final. 

Get the parade ready, Toronto 🔵⚪

Introducing the #NHL25 Playoff Simulation for the #StanleyCup 🏆 #LeafsForeverpic.twitter.com/v7xnFmdZqH

— EA SPORTS NHL (@EASPORTSNHL) April 19, 2025

The simulation has the Canadiens beating both the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.  

The Avalanche defeat the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets 4-1 before beating the Vegas Golden Knights in seven games to reach the Cup Final. 

Check out new HUT Content, Week 3 Team of the Season and brand new Playoff Fantasy Hockey cards. 

For more NHL 25 news make sure you bookmark The Hockey News Gaming Site or follow our Google News Feed. For gaming discussion check out our forum.