- All-New Be a Pro - Play out an entire career as your favorite NHL player with a dynamic new player-focused camera angle. Instant in-game feedback lets you know where you’re excelling and where you need to improve.
- New Rookie Controls - Hit, pass, shoot, and score using a simplified two-button control system. Newcomers to the game can now challenge the best of the best.
- European Dynasty Leagues - Play out multiple seasons in the official Swedish, Finnish, Czech, and German Leagues, and, for the first time, play a season in the Russian Super League.
- Become a Legend - Master the Skill Stick to take your game to the next level. With improved stick-handling, passing, and shooting accuracy, you’ll be an NHL All-Star in no time.
- Authentic NHL Gameplay - From detailed player likenesses, alternate team sweaters, ice spray, true-to-life sounds when crashing off the boards, and more, this is a truly authentic hockey experience.
- Conquer Rivals Around the World - Challenge friends and rivals online in head-to-head games, season mode, or in a World Tournament, or take on the role of commissioner, hosting league play with up to 30 teams.
- Required Operating Systems: Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, or Windows® Vista
Note that Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® ME and Windows® NT 4.0 are not supported.
- 1.3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
- 256 Megabytes of RAM for Windows 2000 and Windows XP (512 MB for Windows Vista)
- DirectX 9.0c Compatible 3D accelerated 64 MB video card or equivalent (see supported chipsets in section 6)
- 5.2 GB free hard disk space (additional space required for DirectX 9.0c installation and for saved games)
- DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card
- Broadband connection for online gameplay
- MS compatible mouse
- Keyboard
Online- Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (or later)
- Adobe Flash, version 6.0.79.0 or later
Supported Video Cards
- ATI Radeon
- 9000 series
- Xpress 200
- X550
- X600
- X700
- X800
- X850
- X1000
- NVIDIA GeForce
- GeForce3/Ti series
- GeForce4 Ti series
- GeForce FX series
- GeForce 6000 series
- GeForce 7000 series
- Intel
Online Requirements
If you have a firewall and want to play online “Please note PC is only available for Direct IP Peer to Peer”, the following TCP/IP ports must be open in the outbound direction:
- TCP
- 80
- 443
- 13500-13599
- 32600-32699
- UDP