To get rid of ALL injuries (including opponents), when you finish with a game go to Injury Report and then get out of Injury Report. Keep going in and out of Injury Report to eliminate all injuries.
Tip: Defense
To switch players on Defense, press X.
To switch to your goalie, hold down X.
To Hip Check, hold Circle and D-pad Left or Right while skating backwards.
To Shoulder Check, hold Circle and D-pad Left or Right.
To use Icon Switching, hold down L2 and press either X, Square, Circle, Triangle, or R2.
To change defensive strategies, press L1.
To assign Icons, press L2.
To change lines, press R2.
While manually controlling your goalie, press Square to have your goalie make a save.
Tip: Offense
To hit the One-Timer shot, press X and then Square.
Hold down the X button for the Give-and-Go.
To take a slap shot, hold down the Square to wind up all the way.
To take a snapshot, hold down the Square to wind up halfway, and release it to shoot.
To leave the Drop Pass, press Triangle.
To get a Speed Burst while skating, hold down the Circle key.
To Fake the shot, hold down the Square button to wind up, then tap Square during your backswing.
To Redirect a shot, hold down Square then X during your backswing.
To use Icon Passing, hold down L2 and press either X, Square, Circle, Triangle, or R2.
Tip: Options
Create a Free Agent player with the type of skills that can help your team to the play-offs.
Make trades in order to fill holes in your lines.
Release players who are not making the cut.
Sign Free Agents to add leadership or key ingredients to your team.
Use a memory card to keep track of individual and team records.
Use a memory card to save a game or a season in progress.
In Instant Replay mode, operate the Free-Cam by holding L1 and using the D-pad.
In Free-Cam mode, press Triangle to raise the camera.
In Free-Cam mode, press X to lower the camera.