During the Electronic Arts press conference at Gamescom the company announced that the demo for NHL 13 will arrive for both the 360 and PS3 on Tuesday, August 21. It will feature a standard game with the Stanley Cup rematch of New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, NHL Moments Live from the Western Conference Finals game five with the Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, along with the opportunity to start Hockey Ultimate Team and simply “free skate”.
The first player ratings were also revealed today with the roll out of the top five forwards, defensemen, and goalies – along with a change to the ratings philosophy from prior years in the series. Yahoo Sports has the details on those.