Breakaway
When you are coming down on a breakaway, press C-stick Up. This will cause your player drop the puck to his skate, then kick it back up to his skate. This is a highly effective move in the game.
Dynasty mode: High rated prospects
To get a high rated prospect you do not need to upgrade your scouting report. First, save the game after the season ends. Then, advance to the draft. Draft a player or just go into the second round. Look at the highest overall draft pick, load back your season, and draft that person.
To get a good team without changing the roster before you start Dynasty mode, in your first season sign all of the free agents rated from 80 to over 86 then trade them off to different teams. For example, trade Lindros and Whitney for Hejdux on Colorado.
Easy money
Intervene in every game in the third period. If you want to play more, intervene in the second period, but you must be winning to get more money.
Easy wins
Press Start during game play. Go to controller options. You should see an option for "Choose Sides". Select it, then take control of the team that you want to lose. Pull the goalie for free goals for your original team. This is good useful in Dynasty or Season mode when your team is down by a few goals.
Golden Helmet
When you play EA Sports Free-for-all, the player with the lead will have a golden helmet.
Note: If the lead is shared by two players, nobody will have the gold helmet.
Stick sound glitch
In a real NHL game, a goalie will slap his stick down on the ice to signal his team that their powerplay is over and that an opposing player will be coming out of the penalty box. Well, in this game, listen closely at the end of a penalty, and you will hear the sound of a stick being hit on the ice surface. However, go near the goalie that should be doing this, and he will be doing nothing! This glitch is probably in all the NHL games.
Through the leg trick
In order to do the through the leg trick, press the C-stick Down anywhere in the rink. Note: This is a shot.
Wayne Gretzky
Create a player and enter "Wayne Gretzky" as a case-sensitive name. His stats will all be at 99.