Electronic Arts EA NHL 13 User Manual
NHL 13
CONTENTS
2 COMPLETE CONTROLS
6 ON THE ICE
7 NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES!
8 PL AY NOW
8 HOCKEY ULTIMATE TEAM
9 OTHER GAME MODES
10 PLAY ONLINE
12 MY NHL 13
Pass
Saucer pass
Dump puck
Drop pass
Slap pass (during a slap shot)
NOTE: Users have full control of the direction of their pass (open passing) and full control of
the speed. Tapping R gives a short/slower pass, while holding R gives a longer, harder
pass. To cancel a pass, press Q while pressing R .
PASSING
R
E
E (hold) + right stick C
left stick (release) + E (tap)
right stick V + R (r elease)
COMPLETE CONTROLS
OFFENSE
Skate/Aim left stick
Hustle
Glide left stick (move and release)
Explosive cut
Deke
Loose puck deke
Vision control/Skate backwards
Protect puck
Offensive boardplay with puck
Quick plays directional buttons
Drop to sk ate
Jump defender deke
Wind up
Shoot puck/Slap shot
Wrist shot
Fake shot wit h leg kick
NOTE: All shooting controls are based on players moving toward the top of the game screen.
Change the shooting controls by selecting CAMERA REL ATIVE to ALWAYS UP via the controls
menu in Settings, found in My NHL® 13 and the pause menu. You can also change the game
controls from DEFAULT to CLASSIC from here.
SKATING AND DEKING
B
left stick Y/I (from glide)
right stick Z/X
Q + left stick/right stick
W (hold)
S (hold)
D (hold with the puck near boards)
Q + right stick V
Q + right stick C
SHOOTING
right stick V
right stick C
right stick Z/X
(move quarter-circle upward)/ right stick C
N
DEFENSE
Move left stick
Switch players
Body check right stick (in player’s direction)
Poke check
Stick lift
Sweep stick (contextual)
Sweep stick (manual)
Chop puck
Instigate fight
Dive/Block
Pin player to b oards
Boardplay kick
Hip check
Block pass
Manual goalie
Pull goalie
Last man b ack
R
E
S
E (hold)
right stick + E (hold)
left stick (direction to chop) + E (tap)
D (tap)
Q + E
D (hold)
left stick + R
N (hold)
Q
Q + S
Q + SELECT
R (hold)
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FACEOFF
Orient body left stick
Establish grip
Stick lift
Go for puc k
right stick Z/X
right stick C
right stick V
GOALIE
Butterfly
Hug post
Cover puck
Free skate
Basic movement left stick
Precision movement
Anticipation glove/blocker
Poke check
Desperation save
Stack pad s
Spread pads V save
Lunging horizontal poke check
Leave puck (when in possession)
Goalie roll over
(from side and only when in Stack Pads)
Pass puck
Goalie shove
Switch to skater
W (hold)
R (hold)
D
S (hold)
Q + left stick
right stick Z/X
right stick C
E + right stick
E + right stick Z/X
E + right stick V
E + right stick C
W
right stick Z/X
R
N
Q + S
COACHING CONTROLS
With Coaching Controls, it’s possible to control your team from the coach’s persp ective. To use
these commands, select the CO position when the position lock option is available—found at
the bottom of the lineup screen. Not every game mode has the position lock option.
Change forwards
Change defense
Change line strategies
Forecheck strategies
Breakout pressure
Neutral zone strategy
Defensive pressure
Forecheck/Neutral zone bias
Faceoff strategy
Call for sh ot
A
F
D
C button
X button
V button
Z button
C button/V button or Z button/X button
W (hold) + left stick
E
FIGHTING
Initiate fight
Punch
Dodge
Block
Tug when an oppo nent winds up to punch
Power punch
D
right stick C
left stick Z/X
W
left stick V
right stick V, then right stick C
NET BATTLES
Engage right stick
Spin (while engaged) left stick (rotate 360 degrees)
USER CELEBRATIONS
Celebrations
Ride stick
Go on one knee
Fist pump right stick
A/S/D/F
W
R
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