NHL 27 Ratings Explained
How NHL 27 ratings are built — the skater and goalie attributes behind every Overall (OVR), and how to read a player card once the numbers land.
NHL 27 ratings grade every player on a set of attributes that combine into a single Overall (OVR), the headline number from roughly 0 to 99. The NHL 27 ratings themselves do not exist until EA reveals the game on July 16, 2026 and publishes the roster — so this page explains the schema and how to read it rather than listing guessed values.
The same framework has powered the series for years and is expected to carry into NHL 27: skaters are measured on skating, offense, shooting, physical and defensive attributes, while goalies use their own set. Ratings feed every mode, from Hockey Ultimate Team card values to Franchise trade logic.
Attribute values arrive with the roster — no guessed numbers are published.
NHL 27 skater ratings: 25 attributes
Skater NHL 27 ratings break into groups. Skating and offensive numbers decide how a forward creates chances; physical and defensive numbers decide how a defenseman shuts them down. The full skater set:
Skating
- Acceleration
- Agility
- Balance
- Endurance
- Speed
Offense
- Deking
- Offensive Awareness
- Hand-Eye
- Passing
- Puck Control
Shooting
- Slap Shot Accuracy
- Slap Shot Power
- Wrist Shot Accuracy
- Wrist Shot Power
Physical
- Body Checking
- Strength
- Aggression
- Durability
- Fighting Skill
Defense
- Checking (Defensive)
- Defensive Awareness
- Shot Blocking
- Stick Checking
- Faceoffs
- Discipline
Overall
- Overall (OVR)
- Adjusted Overall
NHL 27 goalie ratings
Goalies use a separate rating set that maps to where and how they stop the puck. These attributes decide whether a goalie robs a one-timer glove-side or gets beaten five-hole on a deke:
| Goalie attribute | Covers |
|---|---|
| Glove High / Glove Low | Saves to the glove side, high and low |
| Stick High / Stick Low | Saves to the blocker/stick side |
| 5-Hole | Closing the gap between the pads |
| Breakaway | Handling breakaways and penalty shots |
| Poke Check | Poking loose pucks off attackers |
| Rebound Control | Steering rebounds away from danger |
| Positioning / Vision / Shot Recovery | Angles, screens and reset speed |
Positions and how to read a card
Every player lists a position — C, LW, RW, LD, RD, G — and NHL 27 ratings are read in context: a 90-rated center and a 90-rated defenseman earn that Overall from very different attributes. Player metadata such as Position, Team, Nationality, Handedness, Height, Weight and Superstar (X-Factor) abilities round out a card. When the NHL 27 roster drops, browse it by team; for now, learn the systems on the gameplay page.
