NHL 22 player ratings: 6 players proving EA wrong in the 2022 playoffs

It’s hockey playoff season, and giants have already fallen along the way to the Stanley Cup. Rookies are stepping up, veteran superstars are both taking over games and being silenced by the new generation, and somehow Toronto still hasn’t progressed out of the first round (sorry Leafs fans, I’d have loved to see it too).

Of course, what’s really on all of our minds during this frenetic season of heroic displays and incredible crowd atmosphere is: how well did the stat-crunchers at EA Sports get these guys’ player ratings down? 

Because playoff season is often when breakout performances happen, particularly among goaltenders but also for forwards whose game-winning shots can decide a whole series. It’s a chance to announce yourself, or to turn the tide of public perception. Here are six players doing exactly that… for better, or for worse.