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Be sure to update your NHL 13 rosters, as they just released an update for the NHL Playoffs. The update returns each team’s best players to their lineups, regardless of injuries, and a ton of players got upgraded and downgraded.

Here’s the full list, as well as instructions on how to edit your rosters manually:

• Alex Galchenyuk (MTL): +2, (81 OVR)
• Alexander Killorn (TB): +3, (78 OVR)
• Alexei Emelin (MTL): +4, (82 OVR)
• Anton Khudobin (BOS): +7, (77 OVR)
• Antti Niemi (SJ): +3, (85 OVR)
• Ben Bishop (TB): +3, (76 OVR)
• Ben Scrivens (TOR): +5, (76 OVR)
• Braden Holtby (WAS): +9, (82 OVR)
• Brandon Saad (CHI): +3, (79 OVR)
• Brendan Gallagher (MTL): +2, (81 OVR)
• Brian Elliott (STL): +1, (81 OVR)
• Carl Hagelin (NYR): +3, (80 OVR)
• Charlie Coyle (MIN): +9, (78 OVR)
• Chris Pronger (PHI): -3, (82 OVR)
• Cody Hodgson (BUF): +3, (81 OVR)
• Cory Conacher (OTT): +2, (79 OVR)
• Cory Schneider (VAN): +4, (87 OVR)
• Craig Anderson (OTT): +3, (85 OVR)
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The NHL 14 Cover Vote is quickly eliminating the field, announcing their final 16 candidates for the chance to grave the cover of their upcoming hockey game. Starting today, the vote shifts to a 16-player bracket format as players compete in head-to-head matchups for a spot in the quarterfinals. Over 12 million votes have been cast, up 70% from last year’s campaign.

Here’s the final 16, along with how the bracket is looking. Gotta love the Toronto/Boston rivalry is alive and well even in the cover vote:

Click here to vote.

The first of three NHL 14 Developer Diaries came out this morning, highlighting NHL 14’s new Collision Physics. If you’re a fan of the FIFA series, you’ll know about the Player Impact Engine, which provides more realistic contact between players. In NHL 14, there’ll be a new left-stick control scheme to make hitting much simpler. Check out the video from EA Sports’ producer Sean Ramjagsingh:

Plus, some GIFs showing off the Collision Physics. LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR:

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The field of 64 just got cut down in half, leaving 32 NHLers vying for your votes to be on the cover of NHL 14. Each team had one candidate advance, plus two wild card candidates (Joe Thornton and James van Riemsdyk) were added to the mix. If you want to place your vote, click here to cast your ballot. The top 16 vote-getters will advance to the next round.

The rest of the schedule:

• 32-Player Leaderboard (April 29 – May 5): Fans vote for their favorite 16 candidates; top 16 vote-getters advance.
• 16-player Bracket (May 6 – May 26): Weekly round-by-round, single-elimination playoff bracket decides finalists.
• The Finals (May 27- June 2): Winner takes the NHL 14 Cover.

Alright so the playoffs are set to begin tomorrow night, so we put all 16 teams through the ringer in NHL 13 and here’s how it fared:

Round 1: In the Western Conference, Chicago over Minnesota 4-2, Detroit over Anaheim 4-2, Kings over the Blues 4-2 and it took 7 games for San Jose to finish off Vancouver, 4-3. In the East, Pittsburgh over the Islanders 4-2, Canadiens over the Sens 4-2, Rangers over the Capitals 4-1 and apologizes to all the Leafs fans, but Boston handled the Leafs 4-2.

Round 2: The second round saw some sweeps, with the Blackhawks shutting out the Redwings and the Penguins sweeping the Rangers. Montreal beat Boston 4-1, and the Kings beat the Sharks in 7.

Semi-finals: In another 7-game Western series, the Kings defeated the Blackhawks, and in the East, the Penguins handled the Canadiens with ease 4-2.

Stanley Cup: It came down to the Pittsburgh Penguins and the L.A. Kings, and Pittsburgh had a 2-1 lead, when all of a sudden Sidney Crosby got a fractured ankle and was shelved for the rest of the Stanley Cup finals. Could Pittsburgh overcome and still win the Stanley Cup?

Indeed. The Pittsburgh Penguins are your Stanley Cup Champs, and here are your final stats:

Goalie stats:

The final playoff tree (click to enlarge):

Following in the footsteps of the NCAA and Madden franchises, EA Sports’ NHL 14 is going to cover vote route once again to determine who’ll be the face of their game.

EA Sports has teamed up with NHL.com for the 6-week long campaign, and here is how it’ll work out, schedule-wise:

1. Round of 60 (April 22-28): Teammate vs. teammate. One representative from each team plus two wild card selections advance (wildcards selected by EA Sports)
2. 32-Player Leaderboard (April 29 – May 5): Fans vote for their favorite 16 candidtates; top 16 vote getters advance
3. 16-player Bracket (May 6-26): Weekly round-by-round, single elimination playoff bracket decides finalists
4. The Finals (May 27 – June 2): Winner takes the NHL 14 cover.

And here are the 2 representatives for each team:

Here’s the trailer.

Head over to the NHL 14 Cover Vote and  get voting!

So we got this Tweet from one of our followers:

Yes we can Shaun, YES WE CAN. We took ALL of the gameplay footage from the trailer, and converted them into GIFs. So let’s delve into them:

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