Still a great game and improved since last year
Checking this time is toned down the cpu won't be check first, puck second unless you get too close to the goalie (of course), if you don't have some momentum (unless your an enforcer) your not going to do much and the animations are more realistic you'll look like your putting your shoulder into someones chest. The Fighting is the same it just takes a little bit longer to lose (or in my case) win a fight, the camera now shaky and is loose some like it some don't not a big thing. Franchise-mode like always is improve you'll have restricted, non-restricted free agents, players on waivers, two/one way contracts. Players models are much better most players will looks like their real life counter part, you'll notice a lot of detail on the jerseys, equipment which you can edit and choose from a variety when you edit or create a player There are other little things that you'll notice now like all of your body parts will count from your chest to the tip of your blade in the past only the cpu would seems to register. The puck will now acts more realistically last version you would shoot a puck, it would bounce off the goalie then land a few feet in front of him or the puck would hit off the post, it would shoot off to the side like clock work sometimes now the puck will act way more realistically it will hit the tip of the goalie and stay in front of him or hit the post but not shoot off depending how hard you hit it of course.
Last thing the menu is way different you can either use the right stick to navigate the menu or use the classic way (A button). If i missed anything i will try to add it later.