NHL 22: Superstar X-Factors Abilities and player list guide

Game: Madden 22

Time: 2023-02-13

The NHL 22 game in EA Sports will be officially released on October 15th. For the first time in the new season, the X-Factors feature similar to Madden 22 will be adopted, allowing star players to use abilities that surpass other players in the league. If you want to play the NHL 22 game well, you need not only NHL 22 Coins, but also more.Therefore, this article will share the list of 50 superstar players and X-Factor players in NHL 22.

In the NHL 22 game, there are two kinds of superstar X-Factor abilities, one is the regional ability, and the other is the superstar ability. Both of these contain the same 26 abilities. Each player has a limited ability to define their style of play and multiple superstar abilities that are always active. Adding Superstar X-Factor capabilities are many other new features in this year's NHL section. NHL 22's most significant game improvements include graphics and presentation upgrades, and switching to the Frostbite engine makes the game feel more realistic and immersive.

NHL 22: Superstar X-Factor Abilities List Guide

So far, 50 players have been released with superstar X-Factor capabilities, so these 26 abilities are distributed among these league stars. There are four skating abilities, seven shooting abilities, four passing abilities, three defensive abilities, four goal-keeping abilities, and four ice hockey IQs.

Superstar X-Factor: Skating

Ability	Description
Wheels	No agility, speed, or acceleration penalties while skating with the puck.
Elite Edges	Make tight turns anywhere on the ice without sacrificing maneuverability or speed.
Ankle Breaker	Deke opponents at top speed without any penalty whatsoever.
In Reverse	As good skating backward as skating forwards, you can switch to back skating on a dime without penalty for speed or acceleration.

Superstar X-Factor: Shooting

Ability	Description
Make It Snappy	Huge boost to power and accuracy when taking snapshots while skating.
Shnipe	Settle shots more easily and get additional shot accuracy and power on photos after settling.
One Tee	Huge boost to power and accuracy on one-time shots, even off a bad pass.
Thunder Clap	Extra power and accuracy on slap shots from the point.
Heatseeker	Massively increased power and accuracy on wrist and snapshots from the point.
Beauty Backhand	Enhanced power and accuracy for backhand shots.
Shock and Awe	Exceptional power and accuracy shooting out of, or slightly after, a successful deke.

Superstar X-Factor: Passing

Ability	Description
Tape to Tape	Ability to auto-saucer and get increased backhand accuracy and reduced power penalties on passes within the passer's vision.
Send It	Huge increase to pass assist and ability to auto-saucer long-distance passes.
Magnetic	Pick up loose pucks with speed and corral bouncing or rolling pucks quickly, as well as poor passes.
Third Eye	Hit seemingly impossible passes to teammates outside the passer's field of vision.

Superstar X-Factor: Defending

Ability	Description
Yoink!	Higher stick lift success rate and longer recovery time for the puck handler.
Stick 'Em Up	Higher success rate with the Defensive Skill Stick, even against momentum or at speed.
Shutdown	Huge boost to defensive abilities when taking on the puck carrier one-on-one.

Superstar X-Factor: Goaltending

Ability	Description
Contortionist	Increased save range, recovery, and ability while in spread V with or against momentum.
All Or Nothing	High success rate (including range, accuracy, and recovery) at poke checks in front of the goal.
Dialed In	After making 15 saves in a game, receive a significant boost to goalie reaction time, recovery, and save ability for the rest of the game.
Post To Post	Impressive boost to reaction time, recovery, and saving ability when posting.

Superstar X-Factor: Hockey IQ

Ability	Description
Puck On A String	Lightning-quick stickhandling moves and toe drags.
Quick Pick	Increased puck interception rate and range.
All Alone	Increased accuracy and power on penalty shots and breakaways.
Quick Draw	High success rate on faceoffs, with extra quickness on the faceoff, draws, increased effectiveness on tie-up wins, and a significant advantage in defensive zone draws.

NHL 22: The list of players with Superstar X-Factors abilities list guide

Although there are a total of 50 superstar X-Factor players in NHL 22 this year, not every team has representatives because Blue Jackets, Coyotes, Ducks, Kraken, Senators, and Sharks do not have a single X-Factor player. Lightning leads with five X-Factors, while Avalanche and Blackhawks each have four.

NHL 22: Shooters with Supertar X-Factors Ability

Player	Team	Super X-Factor Ability
Auston Matthews	Toronto	Shock and Awe
Artemi Panarin	NY Rangers	Make It Snappy
Nikita Kucherov	Tampa Bay	Make It Snappy
Jake Guentzel	Pittsburgh	Shnipe
Alexander Ovechkin	Washington	One Tee
John Carlson	Washington	Thunderclap
Alex Debrincat	Chicago	Make It Snappy
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh	Beautiful Backhand
Shea Theodore	Vegas	Heatseeker
Mark Scheifele	Winnipeg	Shnipe
Steven Stamkos	Tampa Bay	One Tee
Jack Eichel	Buffalo	Make It Snappy
Dougie Hamilton	New Jersey	Heatseeker
David Pastrnak	Boston	Shnipe
Brad Marchand	Boston	Make It Snappy
Matthew Tkachuk	Calgary	It's Tricky
Kyle Connor	Winnipeg	Thunderclap

NHL 22: Skaters with Supertar X-Factors Ability

Player	Team	Super X-Factor Ability
Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado	Ankle Breaker
Matt Barzal	NY Rangers	Elite Edges
Connor McDavid	Edmonton	Wheels
Cale Makar	Colorado	Elite Edges
Brayden Point	Tampa Bay	Wheels
Kris Letang	Pittsburgh	In Reverse
Elias Pettersson	Vancouver	Third Eye
Kirill Kaprizov	Minnesota	Tape to Tape
Mika Zibanejad	NY Rangers	Magnetic

NHL 22: Hockey IQ with Supertar X-Factors Ability

Player	Team	Super X-Factor Ability
Patrick Kane	Chicago	Puck on a String
Seth Jones	NY Rangers	Chicago Quick Pick
Aleksander Barkov	Florida	All Alone
Joe Pavelski	Dallas	Big Tipper
Ryan O'Reilly	St. Louis	Quick Draw
Gabriel Landeskog	Colorado	Crease Crasher
Anze Kopitar	Los Angeles	Quick Pick

NHL 22: Passers with Supertar X-Factors Ability

Player	Team	Super X-Factor Ability
Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton	Tape to Tape
Mikko Rantanen	Colorado	Tape to Tape
Sebastian Aho	Carolina	Third Eye
Mitch Marner	Toronto	Shnipe
Jonathan Huberdeau	Washington	Third Eye
Elias Pettersson	Vancouver	Florida Tape to Tape
Roman Josi	Nashville	Make It Snappy

NHL 22: Defenders with Supertar X-Factors Ability

Player	Team	Super X-Factor Ability
Victor Hedman	Tampa Bay	Stick 'Em Up
Sean Couturier	Philadelphia	Stick 'Em Up
Alex Pietrangelo	Vegas	Shutdown
Jaccob Slavin	Carolina	Shutdown
Adam Fox	NY Rangers	Tape to Tape
Patrice Bergeron	Boston	Yoink!

NHL 22: Goalies with Supertar X-Factors Ability

Player	Team	Super X-Factor Ability
Andrei Vasilevskiy	Tampa Bay	Contortionist
Carey Price	Montreal	Post to Post
Marc-Andre Fleury	Chicago	All Or Nothing