Deflection shot
Get the puck to the offensive zone near the blue line. Hold "Deflection/Short Block" while shooting. One of your players will skate to the front of the net and deflect the puck in.
Easy goals
If you are skating with someone that has a very high rank in the Deke category such as Joe Sakic, Kariya, etc., once you get past the opposition's blue line, press [Down], then press "Auto Deke". Immediately after he is done with the Deke, press [Shoot]. You will score about 95% of the time.
Take any big shooter and let him take a slapshot directly in the middle of the hash marks. Shoot for the top corner. This will work about 90% of the time. If a defender is on you, once in three zone move to the left or right, then cut back left or right and take you slapshot.
Fake to the left, then Deke ( [Y] ) to the right and do a wrist shot (press [B] just before the end of the trick).
Get the puck to one of your skaters that is a hero (player that has a red name instead of black). Go in front of the other team's net. You must be about in the middle of the red circles in front of the net. Then, wind up for a slapshot, fill the meter all the way to the top, and shoot. You will score about 85% of the time with no one in front of you.
Under any difficulty setting, skate the puck into the offensive zone and speed burst past the defenseman. By this time, you will be just "southeast" of the goaltender. At this point another forward should have skated to the other post and is waiting for a pass. Pass the puck over and press [Shoot]. Almost every time the goaltender will flop to the ice, leaving you an open net.
A player with good shot aim or puck handling is recommended. Set "Shot Aim" to "Manual". Choose the away team so your goal is on the top part of the screen. Give the puck to a right-handed wing or center. They often shoot the best. Take the puck down to the big circle on the right with the cross in it. As you get to the cross press [Shoot] and hold [Down]. It should put the puck right through the five hole. Note: This will not work every time. For the same results you can do the opposite and give the puck to a left handed person and shoot from the left circle. Lefties seem to do this better.
Constant fights
Set all "Fighting", "Aggression", and "Hitting" power bars up to full. Turn off "Penalties" and "Injuries", set the "Fatigue" bar right down, then create two teams with the following players. To make a fight break out, skate into any opposing player and press [Y]. Try it with a friend for best results.
Tie Domi
Peter Worrel
Paul Laus
Sean Brown
Stephen Peat
Chris Simon
Reed Low
Jeff Odgers
Jason Wiemer
Donald Brashear
Krzysztof Oliwa
Scott Parker
Brad May
Sandy Mccarthy
Wade Belak
Darcy Tucker
Andy Sutton
Georges Laraque
Steve Webb
Ryan Vandenbussche
Andre Roy
Darren Langdon
Matt Johnson
Zdeno Chara
Shayne Corson
Chris Neil
Darren Mccarty
Steve Mckenna
Ian Laperriere
Jody Shelly
Eric Boulton
Andrei Nazarov
Craig Berube
Gino Ojick
Bryan Mccabe
Colin White
Brendan Witt
Scott Thornton
Joe Thornton
Stu Grimson
Bob Probet
Aaron Ward
Smash players into the glass
Get a hard hitter such as Brenndon Shannahan. When a CPU or human player is near the glass, press [Y] (big hit) for a chance to break the glass with them.
Use NHL player's face and picture for a created player
When entering a name for a created player, use an existing NHL player's name. A prompt will confirm that the player is in the database and then ask if you want to create a player like him. Select "Yes" and you will receive his face type and picture for you player. You can then enter any name and stats once you have finished.
Getting good players
Use the following trick to Get good players easily with CPU Trading on. After you go through the first season and the playoffs, you will be in the off-season. Make sure that you only have two goaltenders on your roster, then enter the rookie draft. If you scroll down, you will notice that there are usually good goaltenders in the rookie draft, as they are usually passed over by other teams for some reason. Draft the best goalie you can find, then in the regular season, trade him for a good player. With a decent goalie, you can get Dany Heatley or Ilya Kovalchuk.