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NHL 27 Update 4 Fixes Hovering Goalies, Over-Aggressive Defensemen and Franchise Crashes

OFFICIAL Written by GPN · Nov 11, 2026, 1:52 PM ET · NHL 27 · Gaming

EA Sports has released Update 4 for NHL 27, and it went live on November 10 at 1:00 PM ET on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The patch touches gameplay, presentation, stability and nearly every mode, along with fresh center-ice artwork and uniforms for minor-league teams.

Gameplay

The biggest on-ice fix targets defensive AI: defensemen no longer pinch too aggressively during forward line changes instead of holding their position and gap control. Goalies no longer hover about an inch above the ice, a bug that let pucks pass underneath them into the net. The update also fixes puck warping after a shot taken at the same time as a body check in EASHL Clubs 3v3, and helmets staying partly visible after being knocked off during goalie fights.

Presentation and Broadcast

On the broadcast side, the Offplay camera no longer changes incorrectly after editing the Instant Replay camera while paused. In New Jersey's home arena, the camera is no longer blocked by crowd members and bleachers during on-ice fight sequences. Mascot hands no longer clip through the plexiglass in Columbus and Colorado, and the ice no longer renders black in the Picture-in-Picture window while a goaltender skates to the bench on a delayed penalty.

Stability and Performance

The patch resolves rare desynchronization in online Connected Franchise matches and fixes stuttering and frame rate drops when using the True Broadcast camera angle during high-action sequences.

Be A Pro

Draft interviews no longer ask goalie prospects skater-specific questions, the Make the Team hit requirement is corrected for select defenseman archetypes, and custom stick tape choices now persist after Rezztek Blade Grip changes in Be A Pro and World of Chel.

Franchise and Connected Franchise

Franchise Mode fixes a bug that shrank a player's clause trade list after editing their X-Factors. Connected Franchise gets a longer list: missing rating text on the Surplus/Wants tile when sorting by Aggressiveness, crashes when commissioners re-entered roster control after removing all players, when moving a player to a team over the roster limit, on the Game Setup screen with a custom player in Edit Lines, and when adding a sixth player through the trading block. The League tab now tracks postseason progress correctly, and Power Play and Penalty Kill formations update visually while adjusting lines and playbooks.

World of Chel and HUT

World of Chel fixes crashes in the Club dressing room lobby and when switching profiles, stats from Ones Eliminator now track against Weekly and Season Objectives, and the dressing room microphone icon no longer shows muted while voice chat is active.

In Hockey Ultimate Team, line combination searches filter correctly, scrolling through line combinations no longer lags, the player highlighter stays visible after resetting a Power Play playbook, and the store no longer hangs after opening a Daily Pack. A soft lock after buying from the Auction House Watchlist and a rare crash after finding an opponent are also fixed.

Authenticity

New official center-ice artwork arrives for the Chicago Wolves, Cleveland Monsters and Coachella Valley Firebirds in the AHL; the Cincinnati Cyclones, Florida Everblades, New Mexico Goatheads, Norfolk Admirals and Trenton Ironhawks in the ECHL; and the Oshawa Generals (OHL) and Portland Winterhawks (WHL) in the CHL.

Uniforms added or updated include Florida Everblades home, Indy Fuel home and away, Kansas City Mavericks, Rapid City Rush, Tahoe Knight Monsters and Trois-Rivieres Lions in the ECHL, Kingston Frontenacs third and Lethbridge Hurricanes third in the CHL, and ERC Ingolstadt and Fischtown Pinguins third jerseys in Germany's DEL.

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• EA Sports

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