NHL 19 is an developed by and published by . It was released on and on September 14, 2018. It is the 28th installment in the and features defenseman on the cover, while the 'Ultimate' and 'Legends' game editions cover art features from . The and exclusive covers feature from and from , respectively.
NHL 19 included new game modes that allowed players to play on outdoor rinks, online. With new gameplay technology, also announced that skating had more acceleration, action, speed, and responsiveness than in previous installments. NHL 19’s new feature “World of Chel” allows the player to explore various modes while maintaining the player's character progression. In the mode “Ones,” players face-off in a 1 v 1 v 1 game setting on a frozen pond. Capturing the action in a more realistic environment. A leveling system was also introduced in “World of Chel” which increases the players level while playing and unlocking boxes to gain more loot for their characters, World of Chel also has no .