NHL 26 Zone Abilities and Superstar Abilities Meanings

NHL 26 Zone Abilities

Beauty Backhand: Advanced power and accuracy when shooting on the backhand.
Butterfly Effect: Advanced goalie reflexes when dropping and making low saves in butterfly.
Close Quarters: Advanced accuracy when taking wrist/snap shots in close proximity to the net.
Contortionist: Advanced save range, recovery, and save ability while in spread V with or against momentum.
Dialed In: Advanced boost in reaction time, recovery, and save ability after making 15 saves in a game.
Elite Edges: Advanced maneuverability with the ability to turn tight corners while retaining high speed. Note: Always active.
Energizer: Provides a large energy boost for all skaters on the team after a desperation save
In Reverse: Advanced speed and acceleration when back skating. Increases the ability to pivot from forward skating to backward skating. Note: Always active when back skating.
Instincts: User controlled goaltenders have an improved ability to save pucks while using the Instincts mechanic, while AI goaltenders have improved save range, recovery and save ability while performing anticipation saves
It’s Tricky: Advanced at performing trick dekes while increasing shot accuracy out of trick dekes.
Make It Snappy: Advanced accuracy when taking snap shots while skating.
No Contest: Advanced stick tension and strength when going into pickups, resulting in more wins when battling for the puck.
No-Timer: Advanced save ability and reaction time when facing one timers.
One Tee: Advanced power and accuracy on one timers. Increased ability to perform one timers from less than ideal passes.
Post To Post: Advanced boost in reaction time, recovery, and save ability when going post to post.
Puck On A String: Advanced toe drag and stick handling speed.
Send It: Increased pass assist with advanced ability to auto saucer long passes.
Shnipe: Outstanding skill to settle pucks with advanced wrist shot accuracy off settled pucks.
Shock and Awe: Advanced accuracy shooting out of, or shortly after a toe drag.
Show Stopper: Fatigue has less of an impact when making saves
Shutdown: Advanced accuracy when poke checking against momentum or at speed in rush situations. Also improves shot blocking and hitting strength while defending against rush chances.
Skilled Up: Advanced ability at performing lacrosse moves. Increased ease of executing lacrosse passes and shots.
Stick ‘Em Up: Outstanding defensive stick speed. Advanced accuracy when poke checking against momentum or at speed. Reduces the chance of a penalty.
Tape To Tape: Advanced power and accuracy on all passes within vision. Passes will also auto-saucer when necessary.
Third Eye: Increased pass assist with advanced ability to auto saucer pass out of a player's field of vision.
Thunder Clap: Advanced power when taking slap shots from the point.
Truculence: Advanced stability and assist on shoulder checks. Increased chance of knocking over the opponent and sapping their energy.
Unstoppable Force: Advanced strength with the puck and an increased ability to hold onto the puck when off balance.
Wheels: Advanced agility, speed, and acceleration when skating with the puck. Note: Always active.
Yoink!: Advanced accuracy when stick lifting against momentum or at speed. Opposing players take longer to recover from stick lifts.

NHL 26 Superstar Abilities

All Alone: Advanced power and accuracy on all penalty shots and breakaways.
All or Nothing: Advanced range, accuracy and recovery when poke checking.
Ankle Breaker: Advanced ability to deke opponents at top speed.
Back At Ya: Ability enables players to reverse hit opponents, maximize damage, and retain balance. Chance to knock opponent off balance is greatly increased.
Beauty Backhand: Advanced power and accuracy when shooting on the backhand.
Big Rig: Advanced strength and agility when driving the net in puck protect. Strong free hand to hold off the defender when cutting to the net.
Big Tipper: Exceptional speed, accuracy, and range when deflecting shots.
Born Leader: Provides a large energy boost for all skaters on the team after this player scores a goal, or a small energy boost for big hits and blocked shots.
Bouncer: Advanced at battles around the net. Increases stability, stick tension, and limb strength around the net. Opposing players also take longer to recover from net battles.
Butterfly Effect: Advanced goalie reflexes when dropping and making low saves in butterfly.
Close Quarters: Advanced accuracy when taking wrist/snap shots in close proximity to the net.
Contortionist: Advanced save range, recovery, and save ability while in spread V with or against momentum.
Crease Crasher: Advanced ability at corralling bouncing pucks off of rebounds. Increased shot accuracy on rebounds.
Dialed In: Advanced boost in reaction time, recovery, and save ability after making 15 saves in a game.
Elite Edges: Advanced maneuverability with the ability to turn tight corners while retaining high speed. Note: Always active.
Energizer: Provides a large energy boost for all skaters on the team after a desperation save
Handled It: Provides a large energy boost for all skaters on the team after stopping a breakaway or penalty shot.
Ice Pack: Advanced shot blocking ability with additional range. Greatly improves recovery from blocked shots. Reduced injury and stagger chance.
In Reverse: Advanced speed and acceleration when back skating. Increases the ability to pivot from forward skating to backward skating. Note: Always active when back skating.
Instincts: User controlled goaltenders have an improved ability to save pucks while using the Instincts mechanic, while AI goaltenders have improved save range, recovery and save ability while performing anticipation saves
It’s Tricky: Advanced at performing trick dekes while increasing shot accuracy out of trick dekes.
Last Stand: Advanced boost in reaction time and save ability on breakaways and penalty shots.
Light Work: Advanced save ability and reaction time when facing wrist shots.
Magnetic: Advanced skill at picking up pucks at speed, corralling bouncing or rolling pucks, and reeling in less than ideal passes.
Make It Snappy: Advanced accuracy when taking snap shots while skating.
No Contest: Advanced stick tension and strength when going into pickups, resulting in more wins when battling for the puck.
No-Timer: Advanced save ability and reaction time when facing one timers.
Off The Rush: Advanced accuracy when taking slap shots while skating.
One Tee: Advanced power and accuracy on one timers. Increased ability to perform one timers from less than ideal passes.
Post To Post: Advanced boost in reaction time, recovery, and save ability when going post to post.
Puck On A String: Advanced toe drag and stick handling speed.
Quick Draw: Advanced quickness on faceoff draws and increased effectiveness on tie up wins. Great at defensive zone draws.
Quick Pick: Advanced at intercepting pucks. Also increases a player's range when intercepting pucks.
Seeing Eye: Advanced accuracy on shots when the goalie is screened. A screened goalie's reaction time is also reduced when shooting with this ability.
Send It: Increased pass assist with advanced ability to auto saucer long passes.
Shnipe: Outstanding skill to settle pucks with advanced wrist shot accuracy off settled pucks.
Shock and Awe: Advanced accuracy shooting out of, or shortly after a toe drag.
Show Stopper: Fatigue has less of an impact when making saves
Shutdown: Advanced accuracy when poke checking against momentum or at speed in rush situations. Also improves shot blocking and hitting strength while defending against rush chances.
Skilled Up: Advanced ability at performing lacrosse moves. Increased ease of executing lacrosse passes and shots.
Spin-O-Rama: Outstanding puck control when performing a spin-o-rama. Advanced shot and pass accuracy coming out of the spin.
Sponge: Advanced at making redirect controlled saves and more likely to attempt to cover the puck.
Stick ‘Em Up: Outstanding defensive stick speed. Advanced accuracy when poke checking against momentum or at speed. Reduces the chance of a penalty.
Tape To Tape: Advanced power and accuracy on all passes within vision. Passes will also auto-saucer when necessary.
Third Eye: Increased pass assist with advanced ability to auto saucer pass out of a player's field of vision.
Thunder Clap: Advanced power when taking slap shots from the point.
Tip Jar: Advanced save ability, reaction time and recovery on deflections.
Total Eclipse: Advanced skill at screening the goalie and obstructing their view. When screening with this player, the goalies reaction time is reduced.
Truculence: Advanced stability and assist on shoulder checks. Increased chance of knocking over the opponent and sapping their energy.
Unstoppable Force: Advanced strength with the puck and an increased ability to hold onto the puck when off balance.
Wheels: Advanced agility, speed, and acceleration when skating with the puck. Note: Always active.
Whirlwind: Provides a large energy boost for all skaters on the team after making 3 saves within 5 seconds.
X-Ray: Screens have less of an impact to goalie vision.
Yoink!: Advanced accuracy when stick lifting against momentum or at speed. Opposing players take longer to recover from stick lifts.