NHL 27 Update 2 Patch Notes: Major Fixes for Gameplay, HUT, and Connected Franchise

EA Sports has rolled out Update 2 for NHL 27, the latest patch since the game's September 29 release. The update focuses on resolving crashes, desync issues, and gameplay inconsistencies reported by the community across multiple modes.

On-ice gameplay changes include fixes for desync problems during penalty sequences in World of Chel and a rare desync in HUT Wildcard following a missed penalty shot. The patch also tuned physical-contact penalty calls for Boarding and Charging, two of the more controversial penalty types in the game. A visual glitch where players' arms or hands could twitch after releasing a pass while glide skating has been corrected, and AFK mode logic in Ones gameplay was addressed.

Connected Franchise received multiple stability improvements. Crashes that occurred when swapping the manager's team on the League Advancing screen and on the Game Setup screen have been fixed. The patch resolves an occasional crash when using Quick Swap after changing the playbook with the Scratched filter selected on the Edit Lines screen. Commissioner Tool issues were also tackled, including a problem where the Propose Trade screen did not recognize team swaps and an issue preventing users from sending league invites to players on the same platform when Cross-Play was disabled.

Roster management fixes address goalie statistics tracking, which was not updating correctly for Goals Against in player stats. A significant issue where the Fill Lines feature could place defensemen in forward positions and forwards in defensive positions has been corrected. The patch also fixes cases where home-team fans could wear away-team jerseys when using custom rosters and resolves Player of the Game animations that made players appear incorrectly positioned relative to the floor.

World of Chel stability improvements include fixes for occasional crashes during the second match of EASHL Clubs 6v6 and 3v3 gameplay, as well as crashes when entering Club Practice after repeatedly playing rollover games.

Hockey Ultimate Team received extensive attention in this update. Coaches and strategies now retain custom playbook changes after daily rollover, and Coach records update correctly when players force-close a match. Marco Sturm's nationality information, which was disappearing under certain lineup and Collection conditions, has been restored.

Multiple HUT crashes have been addressed, including crashes when entering HUT, loading player bios, editing lines, accessing the Sets tab, and starting Cup Chase matches. A soft lock that occurred when rapidly adding players to a Player Exchange Set has been fixed.

The Auction House received several quality-of-life improvements. Players no longer get stuck on the locked Auction House tab after completing Sets onboarding, and blurry or unreadable team logos on Xbox Series S have been corrected. The missing Icons filter has been added to My Collection and Auction House search. Auction House behavior has been improved to prevent items in active lineups from being incorrectly used in trade offers, and the Collection filtering now handles tradeable items in lineups correctly.

Edit Lines and chemistry systems saw fixes for Quick Swap appearing incorrectly in Wildcard 5v5 Lines and previously boosted player overalls not being reflected in Collection filters. The Captain Chemistry requirement presentation has been corrected, and the missing Ability Points indicator has been restored on the Edit Lineup screen. Team Overview, Team Name, Coins/NHL Points, and pack countdown information visibility has been improved.

Wildcard Objectives now update following online matches, and the readability of the Objectives scroll button has been enhanced. An issue where completing every objective in a fresh Co-op HUT Moment did not immediately end the Moment has been fixed. Store notification badges now appear and clear correctly when offers roll over, and the Item Inbox no longer displays an incorrect count of zero after opening a pack.

Presentation improvements include fixes for dashers in Season 5 and Season 6 during World of Chel Clubs gameplay and missing team-name overlays for League and Team Leaders during Franchise games. The Tampa Bay Lightning Tesla coils now display correctly on the arena roof during goal celebration cinematics. Text associated with Zombie Nation's Kernkraft 400 has been corrected, team logos in the Top 10 Leaderboard now display appropriate background versions, and missing song information for Don't You Forget About Me and Don't Stop the Party has been added.

Arena audio issues have been resolved, with light shows no longer remaining on the faceoff location after rematching, transition wipes now looping correctly during freezes in multiplayer games, and jersey flickering on the player holding the Stanley Cup during celebration cinematics fixed.