NHL 23 Ratings: Top 10 Slapshot & Wristshot Players revealed

With more NHL 23 ratings being revealed each day, we're going to take a look at who made the top ten list in terms of slapshots and wristshots.

This is something that is definitely important to pay attention to since it will matter in online play and in Hockey Ultimate Team.

Let's go over the latest top ten list from EA.

Top 10 Slapshot Power Players

The first category we're going to go over is the top ten slapshot power players now that the NHL 23 ratings have come out.

Leading the charge with a 96 OVR rating to the attribute is Alex Ovechkin, who is known to have one of the best slapshot players in the game.

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SLAPSHOT RATINGS: Ovechkin takes the top spot with a 96 OVR

Following shortly behind is Victor Hedman who comes in with a 94 OVR rating in NHL 23. If you're looking for more NHL 23 ratings, follow this link.

Here are the top ten players with the highest slapshot power:

  • Alex Ovechkin - 96 POWER
  • Victor Hedman - 94 POWER
  • Steven Stamkos - 94 POWER
  • Patrick Laine - 94 POWER
  • Adam Pelech - 93 POWER
  • Andre Svechnikov - 93 POWER
  • Colton Parayko - 93 POWER
  • John Carlson - 93 POWER
  • Kaapo Kakko - 92 POWER
  • Nathan Mackinnon - 92 POWER

With NHL 23 ratings continuing to be released, for now, we're going to take a look at the wristshot ratings in NHL 23.

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Top 10 Wristshot Power Players

Wristshot Power provides you with a little more control and finesse than what slapshot power provides you with and guess who made the list this time?

Alex Ovechkin made it back onto the top ten list of wristshot power players, giving him another top ten spot in the NHL 23 ratings.

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WRISTSHOT POWER: Check out the NHL 23 ratings for wristshot power

Leading the NHL 23 ratings for wristshot power is Auston Matthews, who has a 94 POWER rating. Yesterday, we took a look at the best wings in the game, you can check out that list here.

Here are the top ten players with the best wristshot power:

  • Auston Matthews - 94 POWER
  • Alex Ovechkin - 94 POWER
  • Patrick Laine - 93 POWER
  • John Carlson - 93 OVR
  • Andrei Svechnikov - 92 POWER
  • Leon Draisaitl - 92 POWER
  • Steven Stamkos - 92 POWER
  • Nathan Mackinnon - 92 POWER
  • Nikita Kucherov - 92 POWER
  • Evgeni Malkin - 92 POWER

That rounds out the top ten players in the NHL 23 ratings in terms of wristshot power and slapshot power at launch.

Keep in mind that these ratings could be updated in the future.

NHL 23 Release Date

The official NHL 23 release date is set for October 14, which isn't very far away. There could also be some early access available through EA Play as well.

After the Closed Technical Test came to a close, we learned that the game went over pretty well and played fairly smoothly.

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NEW PRESENTATIONS: Get ready for some really fun presentations this year

New presentations and gameplay were revealed earlier this week along with more NHL 23 ratings as well, you can check that out here.

Once the game is officially released, we'll go over team ratings and provide some gameplay updates.