Connor Hellebuyck, meanwhile, has allowed just 17 in about 400 more minutes and has an 89 five-hole rating. Same goes for goalies, as Frederik Andersen has a 90 five-hole rating despite being beat 26 times between the legs this season, 3 times more than runner-up Braden Holtby and one of just 3 goalies to allow 20 such goals this year. Alex Ovechkin has a better stick check rating (89) than Jaccob Slavin (88), despite the Hurricanes defenseman having one of the best and most active sticks in the NHL and totaling the second-most stick checks in 2019-20. In EA’s most recent roster update (March 30th), Duncan Keith is as fast as Patrick Kane, both at 90 speed. However, there are some red flags that come up for me when looking at the individual attributes. Boiling things down to one number is nearly impossible, especially when there are so many different ways to be an effective hockey player.ĮA has done a solid job of placing players in a logical overall range for the most part. Now, we all know the rating system isn’t perfect.

This time, however, instead of hopping into franchise mode, I went to the rosters page. With the hockey world going into lockdown in March, right as the playoffs were about to kick off, NHL 20 was the best way to get my hockey fix. I remember Alex Kovalev, who instantly became my favorite player after being traded to the Canadiens because he was the only 90+ rated skater on the team. I remember Peter Fosberg being the highest rated player in the game at a 97, 3 points higher than anybody else. I’ve always been more of a GM/Franchise mode player, so player ratings have always been of particular interest to me. It’s also around that time my hockey fandom really kicked off. NHL 04 on PC was my first ever, with Thrashers’ Dany Heatley on the cover before he was replaced by Joe Sakic.

FIFA may be the best-selling game but as a hockey fan, the NHL series has been near and dear to my heart for years. Simply hearing those few words brings back memories of the countless hours I and many others have sunk into the different EA sports titles. When Analytics and Video Games Meet: Reworking NHL 20’s Ratings Using Real-Life Data WHEN ANALYTICS AND VIDEO GAMES MEET: REWORKING NHL 20’S RATINGS USING REAL-LIFE DATA

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