The Complete NHL 19 HUT Evolution Guide!

Evolution HUT cards are here! The EVO event is running from October 3rd to October 19th. If you’re new to HUT then you will learn quickly that these are the most valuable cards you can obtain… see how quick that was? If you want to know why then continue reading.

*This post is presented by EA Sports Game Changers.

What are Evolution cards

If you’ve played HUT before, but not in 18, then you may remember Evolution cards as “Movember” or MOV cards. They were rebranded last year to Evolution to reinforce the fact that they evolve throughout the year. This also let EA focus their Movember theme on players who actually have great mustaches. They haven’t announced it yet, but if history tells us anything, expect a Movember set next month.

Back to Evolution, as stated above, Evolution HUT cards evolve throughout the year with every performance based upgrade a player gets in the game. So, you could pick up an 85 Nathan Mackinnon EVO now and a few months later it could be a 91 and worth even more. Of course, conversely Mackinnon could get injured in real life and receive no performance based upgrades, then you will have lost value.

Performance Based Upgrades

What is a performance based upgrade? Exactly what they sound like, any upgrade that is based on the players real-life performance. Here is a list of the current performance based upgrade card-types in the game:

Prime Time: Based on single-game performances. If a player has a great night then there is a chance they could earn a prime time card.
Milestone: Whenever a player reaches a major milestone they will receive a milestone card.
Team of the Week: A team chosen based on the prior weeks performance. The team consists of an offensive performer line(gold), defensive performer line(gold), silver line, and bronze line.

I highly recommend following iHaller(@HUTpredictions), if you want to know what upgrades to expect each day, he keeps an eye on the games and tweets them all out.

Tip: A player can only receive a +2 boost each month, and they are limited to earning one of each of the above upgrades. 1 Prime Time, 1 Milestone, and 1 Team of the Week card per month, their first one will receive the +2 boost then the next two(if they earn them) will be differentiated by the synergies and card design.

They may release other performance based upgrade types throughout the year. For example, every year that I’ve played HUT they have released Team of the Year(TOTY) cards around March and those have always been the most valuable cards; however, if you have an EVO card of any player that receives a TOTY then you will already have the exact same card except likely with less synergies.

Evolution Sets

There are 35 EVO players in total and 30 of them are only available by completing the limited time Evolution sets. The other 5 are available from packs.

There are 5 different tiers of EVO sets and completing each one will get you an EVO choice pack where you can choose 1 of 4 players from that tier. Each tier has 6 players so there is a chance your pack might not even have the option of the player you want, keep that in mind when deciding to complete the set or just selling your collectibles and buying the player you want.

All the sets require Evolution collectibles.

Tier 1 = 10 EVO Collectibles
Tier 2 = 8 EVO Collectibles
Tier 3 = 6 EVO Collectibles
Tier 4 = 4 EVO Collectibles
Tier 5 = 2 EVO Collectibles

Evolution Tier 1 Pack Opening:

As you can tell in the video, I had a bit of trouble choosing 😀 I wanted Taylor Hall, but he wasn’t an option for me so I ended up going with Mackinnon and just selling him to get a Hall.

Where to get EVO Collectibles

Evolution Collectibles are found in all Evolution packs. There is a chance you may be able to get one from an Evolution Challenge Daily reward pack, but so far that hasn’t been confirmed.

Participating in the competitive seasons is a great way to earn Evolution Collectibles without spending any money, depending on your skill level, you can win quite a few EVO packs. Struggling in Competitive Seasons? Follow ChelTips on Instagram for daily tips.

Compare EVO Players

Below I have created tables of the EVO players that are in each tier, so you can compare their synergies and attributes to help decide which one you want. If you want to compare any two players then I highly recommend using HUTDB’s Compare Player feature, the limitation is that you can only compare up to two players, so use the tables below to narrow down your decision to two before heading over to HUTDB.

Tier 1

Player	Synergy	OVR	Acceleration	Agility	Balance	Endurance	Speed	SS Accuracy	SS Power	WS Accuracy	WS Power	Deking	Hand-Eye	Passing	Puck Control	Discipline	Off. Awareness	Def. Awareness	Poise	Faceoffs	Shot Blocking	Stick Checking	Aggression	Body Checking	Durability	Fighting Skill	Strength
Nathan MacKinnon	TB	85	93	93	86	80	93	82	84	84	83	85	84	85	85	76	84	85	82	69	72	82	72	75	77	62	78
Taylor Hall	BU	85	94	92	86	72	95	84	84	85	83	84	84	83	85	76	84	83	77	67	75	80	77	77	75	62	78
P.K. Subban	CS	85	88	87	89	83	88	74	85	77	84	80	77	84	84	71	84	86	78	48	81	82	83	82	80	70	82
Artemi Panarin	BU	84	92	92	82	78	92	83	81	84	82	87	86	86	86	78	86	82	78	53	72	81	67	71	78	58	75
David Pastrnak	T	84	91	91	84	77	91	84	81	85	81	86	85	84	85	76	84	83	78	61	68	79	73	73	78	58	76
Evgeny Kuznetsov	BM	84	93	93	85	77	93	83	81	84	80	87	84	86	86	77	86	83	82	69	67	79	72	70	77	57	77

Tier 2

Player	Synergy	OVR	Acceleration	Agility	Balance	Endurance	Speed	SS Accuracy	SS Power	WS Accuracy	WS Power	Deking	Hand-Eye	Passing	Puck Control	Discipline	Off. Awareness	Def. Awareness	Poise	Faceoffs	Shot Blocking	Stick Checking	Aggression	Body Checking	Durability	Fighting Skill	Strength
Shayne Gostisbehere	DW	84	91	91	85	78	91	80	83	80	82	87	81	85	85	78	85	84	78	48	79	83	74	71	78	58	77
William Karlsson	DZ	83	89	89	84	76	88	81	81	81	81	83	83	82	82	77	82	82	78	72	77	80	73	75	77	58	77
Matthew Barzal	FM	83	90	90	84	78	90	80	80	81	80	85	83	85	85	78	83	80	73	70	70	78	73	73	78	58	77
Jack Eichel	FM	83	90	90	85	77	90	82	82	83	80	84	84	82	82	74	82	82	72	69	72	80	75	77	77	67	77
Mikko Rantanen	PP	83	88	88	88	77	88	80	83	81	82	83	83	83	83	75	83	82	77	62	72	80	76	76	77	72	80

Tier 3

Player	Synergy	OVR	Acceleration	Agility	Balance	Endurance	Speed	SS Accuracy	SS Power	WS Accuracy	WS Power	Deking	Hand-Eye	Passing	Puck Control	Discipline	Off. Awareness	Def. Awareness	Poise	Faceoffs	Shot Blocking	Stick Checking	Aggression	Body Checking	Durability	Fighting Skill	Strength
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	FB	81	89	90	84	77	88	78	77	79	77	82	79	81	81	79	81	82	77	67	67	79	72	70	77	59	76
Mikhail Sergachev	BM	81	85	85	89	79	85	72	82	72	83	72	71	79	79	69	79	82	77	52	80	81	79	80	79	70	81
Charlie McAvoy	TB	81	86	86	86	75	86	74	80	74	79	75	73	79	80	72	80	84	77	52	79	80	77	78	77	67	79
Ilya Kovalchuk	CS	81	84	86	87	75	86	81	83	82	81	82	83	81	80	74	82	77	75	50	70	75	75	74	80	65	80
Dylan Larkin	S	81	93	90	85	76	93	75	78	76	77	81	79	79	79	71	79	82	66	66	74	78	76	75	76	66	76
Nico Hischier	HT	80	90	90	83	76	90	79	78	79	78	81	79	80	80	81	80	81	66	68	66	76	71	68	76	56	74

Tier 4

Player	Synergy	OVR	Acceleration	Agility	Balance	Endurance	Speed	SS Accuracy	SS Power	WS Accuracy	WS Power	Deking	Hand-Eye	Passing	Puck Control	Discipline	Off. Awareness	Def. Awareness	Poise	Faceoffs	Shot Blocking	Stick Checking	Aggression	Body Checking	Durability	Fighting Skill	Strength
Darnell Nurse	T	80	86	86	88	79	67	69	80	70	79	72	69	77	76	67	76	81	72	47	80	80	80	80	77	72	80
Kyle Connor	CS	80	87	87	85	76	87	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	76	79	80	71	56	71	76	73	73	76	61	76
Nolan Patrick	DZ	79	86	86	87	73	86	74	77	74	77	75	75	75	75	72	74	79	65	63	70	75	75	75	75	62	76
Thomas Chabot	BE	79	86	85	85	75	86	68	79	68	78	70	65	76	76	74	76	81	70	45	75	77	76	77	75	60	76
Ondrej Kase	DZ	79	87	87	83	74	87	76	77	77	76	77	76	76	76	75	77	79	70	60	68	75	71	72	75	55	73
Rasmus Dahlin	BM	78	85	85	86	68	85	72	79	72	78	70	71	73	73	75	74	82	65	50	75	77	72	73	75	60	75

Tier 5

Player	Synergy	OVR	Acceleration	Agility	Balance	Endurance	Speed	SS Accuracy	SS Power	WS Accuracy	WS Power	Deking	Hand-Eye	Passing	Puck Control	Discipline	Off. Awareness	Def. Awareness	Poise	Faceoffs	Shot Blocking	Stick Checking	Aggression	Body Checking	Durability	Fighting Skill	Strength
Casey Mittelstadt	FM	78	87	87	81	73	87	73	75	74	75	76	74	75	75	72	75	78	65	62	63	72	69	68	75	55	71
Jared McCann	BU	78	89	87	84	73	90	72	79	73	78	76	74	73	73	73	72	78	65	65	70	74	74	73	75	58	74
Robby Fabbri	BR	78	89	89	80	73	89	76	76	77	75	80	77	77	77	78	77	78	65	55	65	74	66	66	65	55	70
Jack Roslovic	FB	78	85	84	84	75	86	70	76	71	76	73	73	72	72	80	74	79	65	65	70	74	75	75	75	65	74
Sonny Milano	BM	78	87	87	85	73	87	73	75	73	74	75	74	74	73	75	74	78	65	60	70	74	75	76	75	60	75
Samuel Girard	DW	78	89	89	80	75	89	72	78	73	77	78	73	75	75	85	75	80	65	40	74	73	66	66	75	55	70

Evolution Challenges

Above is the live EVO challenge at the time of writing this post. There are 13 different challenges throughout this event.

You will notice that the final reward is a “Daily Reward”, so far it looks like everyone will get the same level of item. For example, if you get a gold common player from it then it’s likely everyone else did too, but a different player. I’d imagine that eventually the Daily Reward will be an EVO collectible and the challenge will definitely be worth doing when it is!

Evolution Competitive Season

There is a two-week EVO themed Competitive Season happening right now as well and the rewards are worth it!

Round 1: October 3rd 2pm PT – October 11th 11:59pm PT
Round 2: October 12th 2pm PT – October 20th 11:59pm PT

Remember that competitive season rounds are weighted to give more points in later rounds, so even if you haven’t participated in round 1 yet you still have a couple days to get a decent rank then you can more than make up for the late start by having a great round 2.

Evolution Competitive Season Rewards:

If you place in the top 1000 you are guaranteed at least 1 EVO Extreme Pack. Not bad, those cost 2000 points to purchase or 100k coins.

Placing in the top 100 will get you a Tier 1 EVO choice pack! Yes, that is the pack that could have Subban, Hall, or Mackinnon in it – you will be guaranteed at least one those 3 as an option.

Evolution Packs

There are 3 Evolution Packs for sale throughout the duration of the Event.

Extreme Evolution Pack: 22 items, including 16 player items(4 guaranteed NHL), and increased prospects of up to 2 Evolution Collectibles.
Premium Evolution Pack: 12 items, including 7 player items(2 guaranteed NHL), and increased prospects of an Evolution Collectible.
Mini Evolution Pack: 10 items, including 5 player items(1 guaranteed NHL), and prospects of an Evolution Collectible.

Evolution pack opening:

Pack Only EVO Players

As mentioned earlier, there are 5 EVO players that you can only get from Packs.

John Tavares (85 OVR)
Sean Couturier (83 OVR)
Tyson Barrie (81 OVR)
Clayton Keller (80 OVR)
Charles Hudon (78 OVR)

Resources

Recapping the resources mentioned above and any others related to the event.

Resource	Description
HUTDB Compare Players	Compare up to two players attributes and synergies. Of course, you can also create your team and look at any card in the game! HUTDB is awesome.
iHaller	@HUTpreidctions on twitter. iHaller tweets out all the upcoming performance-based HUT upgrades.
/r/NHLHUT	One of the most active communities around HUT on the internet. I follow it myself and you will often find the latest news and strategies being discussed there.
@EASPORTSNHL	The official EA Sports NHL twitter account. They announce new content. You can also follow EA Sports NHL on Instagram.
ChelTips Instagram	Daily tips and I'll often announce patches, tuners, and major content releases as well.

What are Evolution cards

Performance Based Upgrades

Evolution Sets

Where to get EVO Collectibles

Compare EVO Players

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 4

Tier 5

Evolution Challenges

Evolution Competitive Season

Evolution Packs

Pack Only EVO Players

Resources

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