NHL HOCKEYVERSE Matchup of the Week brings new life to those NHL matchups, using NHL EDGE Positional Data to animate all the action. This is the same technology used for the League’s animated games from previous seasons.

The National Hockey League today announced NHL HOCKEYVERSE Matchup of the Week, a first of its kind 30-minute animated program that will bring the excitement of the NHL to life in a whole new way. The weekly show will recap an NHL regular-season matchup from the prior week in a fun,

The ‘NHL Hockeyverse Matchup of the Week' will leverage computer puck and player tracking to re-create a recent contest with avatars competing outdoors.

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