How Do We Feel About the Blackhawks Ratings in NHL26?

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How Do We Feel About the Blackhawks Ratings in NHL26?

Player ratings are out for NHL26 from EA Sports, which always leads to a great deal of conversation. Who’s too low? Who’s too high? How do the Blackhawks look?

Well, here are the top ten Blackhawks in the game this year:

Source: EA Sports

Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini are both rated an 88 this season, which I’m sure will get more people excited.

The centers with a higher overall grade than Bedard in the Central Division are: Nathan MacKinnon, Mark Scheifele, Martin Nečas, Robert Thomas and Matt Duchene.

For those wondering, the columns are:

• ACL — acceleration
• SPD — speed
• DEK — deking
• PAS — passing
• SLP — slapshot power
• WSP — wristshot power

With all due respect to Bedard, I think the programmers might have sold Frank Nazar a little low with the same speed rating as Bedard. Nazar did get “Wheels” as one of his X Factors for his giddyup.

I will also say Alex Vlasic getting a 90 for both shot power categories feels light; according to NHL Edge, he ranked in the 98th percentile last year with a top exit velocity of 101.92 mph. Vlasic is the 11th-ranked LHD in the division; nine LHD in the Central are in the top 99 overall in the game.

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