- All-New EA SPORTS Skill Stick: Deke, shoot, and score like never before with NHL® 06. With a tap of the right analog stick, pick your spot and execute brilliant signature shots while controlling the location of each shot with the new in-net targets. Unleash an arsenal of moves as you take complete control of every scoring opportunity.
- EA SPORTS R.P.M. Physics: New Realistic Puck Momentum (R.P.M.) means the puck is dangerous-hard shots can injure defensemen, shake up goalies in the crease, ripple the twine, or knock water bottles off the net tadd insult tinjury.
- Classic Deking Control: Movement on the ice is more intuitive than ever as you skate and deke using the left analog stick tmove past opponents and make goalies bite and perform all-new incredible desperation saves.
- All-New Momentum Skating: Feel what it's like tskate on an icy surface. Player speed and size now has an effect onmomentum and turning radius. During speed burst players push the puck ahead to break past opponents, while stopping and turning creates real-time ice trails.
- Creation Zone: Create-A-Player allows you tget in the game with the new analog facial sculpting controls. Add black eyes and scars tput fear in the eyes of your opponents. Create an NHL team in your hometown and build a dynasty, or edit any player in the league with an all-new player editor.
- EA SPORTS Online*: Take your game online and challenge opponents anywhere in the world via a PC, PlayStation 2 or Xbox Live. Meet, greet and chat via the new and improved EA Messenger and then set up a tournament or play NHL 06 head-to-head using EA SPORTS intuitive matchmaking system. Battle your way tthe top of the world at the ultimate online sports gaming destination.