Published , by Bill Lavoy
Published , by Bill Lavoy
NHL 22 will feature players that have Superstar X-Factor Abilities. These are game-breaking abilities that the very best players in the league possess, and which will now be reflected in-game. When building your team, it will be vital to know what abilities each player has, and how that will work with your overall vision of a cohesive unit.
Below is a complete list of the 50 players that EA Canada has confirmed will have Superstar X-Factor Abilities in NHL 22:
| Player | Superstar X-Factor Ability |
|---|---|
| Adam Fox | Tape to Tape - Elite Core Passing |
| Aleksander Barkov | Alle Alone - Elite Shot on the Breakaway |
| Alex DeBrincat | Make It Snappy - Boosts Snap Shot from Stride |
| Alex Pietrangelo | Shutdown - Elite 1 on 1 Defending |
| Alexander Ovechkin | One Tee - Elite One-Timers |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Contortionist - Boosts Wild Saves Ability |
| Anze Kopitar | Quick Pick - Boosts Puck Interceptions |
| Artemi Panarin | Make it Snappy - Boosts Snap Shot from Stride |
| Auston Matthews | Shock and Awe - Boost Shots After Dekes |
| Brad Marchand | Make it Snappy - Boosts Snap Shot from Stride |
| Brayden Point | Wheels - Great Skating with Puck |
| Cale Makar | Elite Edges - Great Speed into Directional Changes |
| Carey Price | Post to Post - Elite Post to Post Saves |
| Connor Hellebuyck | Dialed In - Elite Poke Checking |
| Connor McDavid | Wheels - Great Skating with Puck |
| David Pastrnak | Shnipe - Elite Catch and Release of Shots |
| Dougie Hamilton | Heatseeker - Elite Wrist Shots |
| Elias Pettersson | Third Eye - Great Peripheral Passer |
| Gabriel Landeskog | Crease Crasher - Elite Rebound Opportunist |
| Jaccob Slavin | Shutdown - Elite 1 on 1 Defending |
| Jack Eichel | Make it Snappy - Boosts Snap Shot from Stride |
| Jake Guentzel | Shnipe - Elite Catch and Release of Shots |
| Joe Pavelski | Big Tipper - Elite Level Deflections |
| John Carlson | Thunderclap - Elite Slap Shot from the Point |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Tape to Tape - Elite Core Passing |
| Kirill Kaprizov | Tape to Tape - Elite Core Passing |
| Kris Letang | In Reverse - Elite Back Skating Ability |
| Kyle Connor | Thunderclap - Elite Slap Shot from the Point |
| Leon Draisaitl | Tape to Tape - Elite Core Passing |
| Marc Andre Fleury | All or Nothing - Elite Poke Checking |
| Mark Scheifele | Shnipe - Elite Catch and Release of Shots |
| Mark Stone | Yoink! - Improves Stick Checks without Penalty |
| Matt Barzal | Elite Edges - Great Speed into Directional Changes |
| Matthew Tkachuk | It's Tricky - Elite Trick Shooting |
| Mika Zibanejad | Magnetic - Elite Pass Reception and Puck Pick Up |
| Mikko Rantanen | Tape to Tape - Elite Core Passing |
| Mitch Marner | Third Eye - Great Peripheral Passer |
| Nathan MacKinnon | Ankle Breaker - Deke at Higher Speed |
| Nikita Kucherov | Make it Snappy - Boosts Snap Shot from Stride |
| Patrice Bergeron | Yoink! - Improves Stick Checks without Penalty |
| Patrick Kane | Puck on a String - Elite Stick Handling |
| Roman Josi | Send It - Elite Long Passing |
| Ryan O’Reilly | Quick Draw - Elite Level Faceoffs |
| Sean Couturier | Stick 'Em Up - Boosts Stick Checks |
| Sebastian Aho | Third Eye - Great Peripheral Passer |
| Seth Jones | Quick Pick - Boosts Puck Interceptions |
| Shea Theodore | Heatseeker - Elite Wrist Shots |
| Sidney Crosby | Beauty Backhand - Elite Backhand |
| Steven Stamkos | One Tee - Elite One-Timers |
| Victor Hedman | Stick 'Em Up - Boost Stick Checks |
Now that you know the players who will have Superstar X-Factor Abilities, be sure to visit our NHL 22 topic page. We’ll be covering NHL 22 extensively leading up to its launch, as well as during its year-long life cycle.