EA Sports NHL 24 coming to Xbox Game Pass right in time for the Stanley Cup playoffs

It’s the best time of the year: The Stanley Cup playoffs begin in just a few days. When you’re not watching hockey, you could also be playing hockey with EA Sports NHL 24, which has just been added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup. EA Sports NHL 24 is coming to console subscribers on April 18, just two days before the playoffs begin.

But if you’re not a hockey fan, that’s OK — there’s plenty more coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, like the anticipated medieval strategy game Manor Lords. Manor Lords entered into early access on April 26, and Xbox Game Pass PC subscribers will have access from the start. Intriguing indie game Harold Halibut is available Tuesday, too.

Here’s the full lineup of games coming to Xbox Game Pass through the rest of April:

• Harold Halibut (cloud, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X) — April 16
• Orcs Must Die! 3 (cloud, console, and Windows PC) — April 17
• EA Sports NHL 24 (console) — April 18
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (cloud, console, and Windows PC) — April 23
• Another Crab’s Treasure (cloud, console, and Windows PC) — April 25
• Manor Lords (Windows PC) — April 26
• Have A Nice Death (cloud, console, and Windows PC) — April 30

Subscribers to Game Pass Core, which is basically the Xbox Live Gold replacement, will get access to Deep Rock Galactic, Superhot: Mind Control Delete, and Wreckfest.

Like any other month, Microsoft will pull a few games from the service. Six games are leaving on April 30:

• 7 Days to Die (cloud, console, and Windows PC)
• Besiege (cloud, console, and Windows PC)
• EA Sports NHL 22 (console)
• Loot River (cloud, console, and Windows PC)
• Pikuniku (cloud, console, and Windows PC)
• Ravenlok (cloud, console, and Windows PC)

Xbox Game Pass costs $10.99 a month, while PC Game Pass costs $9.99 a month. PC Game Pass includes EA Play access, which offers another 70 games on PC. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, at $16.99 per month, gives subscribers access to everything — the PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass libraries, EA Play on both console and PC — as well as access to online multiplayer. Xbox Game Pass Core (formerly called Xbox Live Gold) costs $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year.