User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Negative: 2 out of 19
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  1. Chigliak
    Nov 3, 2002
    6
    If EA Sports would concentrate less on people in the crowd, players blowing their noses or celebrating too much for goals scored, or that childish waste of programming - fighting, and more on equal gameplay for both computer and human players, they would have a much better game.
  2. [Anonymous]
    Oct 21, 2002
    9
    Great!
  3. ChrisM.
    Oct 24, 2004
    8
    Game play Commentary is the game's only downfall.
  4. JpN.
    Dec 21, 2002
    7
    Stupid pc wont let me win unlike 2002 hehe anyway easports has never made a bad nhl game well umm unless we forget the 90's.
  5. Nov 15, 2019
    9
    Best NHL game in history :) Still waiting for decent successor for PC...
    Unfortunately can't play anymore on Win10 :(
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. 88
    Offers an incredibly fun and addictive vision of hockey.
  2. 78
    A few AI problems keep it from reaching expectations.
  3. Fans will love it, but there's no harm with sticking with previous games in the NHL series.