The Be a Pro central hub has also been updated to match the revamped mode, allowing for the player to access all important aspects of their hockey player in one screen. The dialogue options the player selects affects their likability among teammates, management, and their brand. Players are able to select their dialogue when speaking to their coach or the hockey press in media scrums. Players create their custom hockey player and choose to begin their career as a prospect in either the Canadian Hockey League or the Champions Hockey League, or choose to go undrafted and sign to a team of their choice as a free agent in the National Hockey League. The career mode for NHL 21, known as 'Be a Pro', has been expanded to be more interactive and cinematic, similar to other franchises such as Madden NFL and NBA 2K.

It is the 30th installment in the NHL game series and was released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox One consoles in October 2020. NHL 21 is an ice hockey simulation video game developed by EA Vancouver and published by EA Sports.

Standard edition cover art for all territories featuring Alexander Ovechkin

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