The game features are a single-game exhibition mode and a playoff mode (single-elimination or best-of-7), wherein the winner collects a trophy similar to the Stanley Cup. The game includes mostly complete rosters and all 24 teams from the 1991–92 NHL season, including the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators.
The Genesis version also included EEPROM saving,[1] which allowed one to save lines and the ongoing Playoff, rather than use passwords as in the Super NES version.