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    Steven McGoey
    Steven McGoey
    Aug 27, 2025, 20:22
    Updated at: Aug 27, 2025, 20:22

    EA SPORTS NHL has revealed the top 10 centers and goalies in NHL 26. 

    The lists are led by Connor McDavid at 97 overall and Connor Hellebuyck at 94 overall.

    Nathan MacKinnon and Leon Draisaitl narrowly trail at 96 overall while Andrei Vasilevskiy is one behind Hellebuyck at 93 overall.  

    The top 10 centers are:

    1. Connor McDavid - 97 overall
    2. Nathan MacKinnon - 96 overall
    3. Leon Draisaitl - 96 overall
    4. Aleksander Barkov - 95 overall
    5. Sidney Crosby - 94 overall
    6. Jack Eichel - 94 overall
    7. Auston Matthews - 94 overall
    8. Jack Hughes - 93 overall
    9. Brayden Point - 92 overall
    10. Mark Scheifele - 91 overall

    McDavid comes with 98 offensive awareness, 98 speed, and the Ankle Breaker, Elite Edges, and Wheels X-Factors. 

    MacKinnon also comes with Ankle Breaker, Wheels, and Quick Release. Draisaitl has Tape to Tape, Beauty Backhand, and Quick Release. 

    The top 10 goalies are:

    1. Connor Hellebuyck - 94 overall
    2. Andrei Vasilevskiy - 93 overall
    3. Ilya Shesterkin - 92 overall
    4. Ilya Sorokin - 91 overall
    5. Sergei Bobrovsky - 90 overall
    6. Jake Oettinger - 90 overall
    7. Filip Gustavsson - 89 overall
    8. Thatcher Demko - 88 overall
    9. Juuse Saros - 88 overall
    10. Darcy Kuemper - 87 overall

    Hellebuyck comes with the Dialed In X-Factor, Vasilevskiy has Show Stopper, and Shesterkin has Post to Post. 

    EA SPORTS NHL 

    The full list of the players and their attributes can be seen here.   

    NHL 26 is set to release Sept. 12, those who pre-order the deluxe edition get access Sept. 5. 

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