There's some big names in this list...
NHL 22 X-Factor players have recently been revealed by EA, and we’ve got the full list for you below.
As we’ve detailed previously, NHL 22‘s X-Factor system has been inspired by Madden NFL and means to identify unique, game-changing players.
We’ve grouped X-Factor players into revelvant categories, all below.
Shooting X-Factors
- Auston Matthews: Shock and Awe
- Artemi Panarin: Make It Snappy
- David Pastrnak: Shnipe
- Nikita Kucherov: Make It Snappy
- Brad Marchard: Make It Snappy
- Jake Guentzel: Shnipe
- Alexander Ovechkin: One Tee
- John Carlson: Thunder Clap
- Alex Debrincat: Make It Snappy
- Sidney Crosby: Beauty Backhand
- Shea Theodore: Heatseeker
- Mark Scheifele: Shnipe
- Steven Stamkos: One Tee
- Jack Eichel: Make It Snappy
- Dougie Hamilton: Heatseeker
- Matthew Tkachuk: It’s Tricky
- Kyle Connor: Thunderclap
Skating X-Factors
- Nathan Mackinnon: Ankle Breaker
- Mat Barzal: Elite Edges
- Connor McDavid: Wheels
- Cale Makar: Elite Edges
- Brayden Point: Wheels
- Kris Letang: In Reverse
Strategy X-Factors
- Patrick Kane: Puck on a String
- Seth Jones: Quick Pick
- Aleksander Barkov: All Alone
- Joe Pavelski: Big Tipper
- Ryan O’Reilly: Quick Draw
- Gabriel Landeskog: Crease Crasher
- Anze Kopitar: Quick Pick
Passing X-Factors
- Leon Draisaitl: Tape to Tape
- Mikko Rantanen: Tape to Tape
- Sebastian Aho: Third Eye
- Mitch Marner: Third Eye
- Jonathan Huberdeau: Tape to Tape
- Elias Pettersson: Third Eye
- Roman Josi: Send It
- Kirill Kaprizov: Tape To Tape
- Mika Zibanejad: Magnetic
- Adam Fox: Tape To Tape
Defence X-Factors
- Victor Hedman: Stick ‘Em Up
- Mark Stone: Yoink!
- Patrice Bergeron: Yoink!
- Sean Couturier: Stick ‘Em Up
- Alex Pietrangelo: Shutdown
- Jaccob Slavin: Shutdown
Goalie X-Factors
- Andrew Vasilevskiy: Contortionist
- Carey Price: Post to Post
- Connor Hellbuyck: Dialed In
- Mark-Andre Fleury: All or Nothing
NHL 22 heads to Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4 and PS5 on 15 October 2021. Its special X-Factor Edition will provide three days of early access from 12 October 2021.
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