It ’s prescribed , hockey fans : the cover athlete for EA Sports’NHL 20has been revealed , and it ’s causal agent for solemnisation in Toronto . After three seasons , marking phenom ( and desire for the future)Auston Matthewswill represent the ice hockey video game franchise as its next poster boy .

At just twenty - one years old , Matthews still has plenty of time to help his Maple Leafs to brand season success . It went without saying that Matthews would be a franchise player irrespective of the squad he ended up on , but even as Toronto has skin with senior high school and lows , Matthews has racked up the kind of resume one would expect from a cover athlete . Three All - Star appearance after the Calder Trophy win in his first time of year , pile up 40 goal , with a current totality of 111 goals , and 205 points .

The cover appearance will hopefully be a comfort prize for fans of the Leafs , after they were recently eliminated from the NHL Playoffs . To make it worse , it was their rival the Boston Bruins that did it . Even high-risk ? It has now happened two season in a quarrel . Ordinarily instrumentalist would assume a curse to come for those who claim the covert of an EA Sports title . But given the Leafs ' decades without a championship … perhaps this will convert their destiny .

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check into out the official proclamation trailer from EA Sports below , and Maple Leafs fan , revel this metre in the glare :

Read on for EA Sports ' own description of the unexampled " Eliminator " plot style , inspired by the ascent of " Battle Royale " plot case ( see : Fortnite , Playerunknown ’s Battlegrounds , Apex Legends ) . How well will such a strategy use to hockey ? Only time will enjoin . But players will get to bask it in one and three instrumentalist edition , just in case .

In EA SPORTS ™ NHL Ⓡ 20 , your preferred NHL star now look and palpate more veritable with new Signature Shots and over 45 raw shot types that make every attack a threat . A Modern programme computer software lionise your biggest plays as you take on all - new game modes , include the new winner - take - all Eliminator mood where you play solo or team up up with booster to take down the challenger .

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NHL 20 summate an all - fresh militant game manner : Eliminator . root on by the winner - take - all competition in battle royale , Eliminator is a Modern direction to contend in NHL ONES and NHL THREES that pits 81 players against each other in a survival tournament bracket to be crown the ultimate winner . contend solo in ONES Eliminator , or squad up with Friend in three Eliminator as you attempt to win four back - to - back elimination rounds against increasingly free-enterprise opponent for ultimate line-shooting right . Also new to NHL 20 , last yr ’s fan - favourite outdoor complimentary - for - all mode , ONES , is now available to work in local multiplayer . You and two Quaker can select from an elect roll of your favorite NHL players , each with a unique class - base playstyle , and vie on eight out-of-door ponds from the comfort of your couch in the ultimate party modality .

NHL 20arrives on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this Fall , with EA Access Play First Trial starting on September 5th , 2019 . Those who pre - order the game in either Deluxe or Ultimate Editions can gain their own other Access on September 10th , 2019 . The intact game will establish to the world at large on September 13th , 2019 .

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