<s>
NHL	B-Application
10	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NHL	O
series	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
19th	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
all	O
online	O
services	O
for	O
NHL	B-Application
10	I-Application
were	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Precision	O
Passing	O
:	O
A	O
new	O
360°	O
precision	O
passing	O
mechanic	O
delivers	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
direction	O
of	O
passes	O
so	O
players	O
can	O
bank	O
passes	O
off	O
the	O
boards	O
or	O
play	O
the	O
puck	O
into	O
space	O
for	O
teammates	O
to	O
skate	O
on	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHL	B-Application
10	I-Application
features	O
250	O
new	O
goalie	O
animations	O
,	O
including	O
swatting	O
pucks	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
saves	O
,	O
and	O
desperation	O
lunges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
for	O
the	O
Cup	O
Mode	O
:	O
This	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
two	O
opposing	O
teams	O
and	O
pit	O
them	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
the	O
Stanley	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
Final	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winning	O
team	O
will	O
be	O
presented	O
with	O
the	O
Stanley	B-Application
Cup	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
NHL	O
and	O
AHL	O
leagues	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
10	I-Application
also	O
features	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Elitserien	O
,	O
Finland	O
's	O
SM-liiga	O
,	O
Germany	O
's	O
DEL	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Czech	O
O2	O
Extraliga	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
NHL	B-Device
09	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
NHL	B-Device
09	I-Device
as	O
the	O
Russian	O
Superleague	O
and	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-ranked	O
hockey	O
leagues	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
Kontinental	O
Hockey	O
League	O
was	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
NHL	B-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
NHL	B-Application
10	I-Application
features	O
national	O
teams	O
from	O
multiple	O
countries	O
;	O
however	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
IIHF	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
rosters	O
used	O
are	O
not	O
the	O
official	O
ones	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
countries	O
 '	O
teams	O
such	O
as	O
Great	O
Britain	O
's	O
,	O
Italy	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
's	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
fictional	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
rosters	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
players	O
and	O
teams	O
from	O
their	O
respective	O
countries	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
