NHL 12
45 Achievements
1,000
Lost His Lid
Knock the helmet off an opposing player's head
10
How to unlock the Lost His Lid achievement in NHL 12 - Definitive Guide
Pick the Boston Bruins to play as and start a game. After a whistle when the play is dead, switch to Zdeno Chara (#33, defense) then build up some speed and smash into one of the smaller players on the team. Achievement should unlock if you hit them hard enough, and it's easy to line up since it's after the play! Hope this helps.
I'd been playing fairly normally, going for the occasional hit but after about 15 games I'd yet to do this.
I then decided to attempt a monster hit on their GK - 1st check and *ping* - Achievement Unlocked!
I really like the way the GK just lays there afterwards, prone and motionless! :)
You are going to try and wait for a CPU player/Controller 2 be near or coming along the boards, and you are going to be charging for a hit with the to hit the player. A bigger player against a smaller player works best. You can also knock the mask off the goalie to counts as well. Wait till there is a whistle and skate as hard as you can and nail the goalie. 50% of the time the goalie's mask will come off. Trophy appears after the helmet/mask comes off.
Very easy achievement. If you struggle with hitting like me, then the easy way to do this is hit the goalie into his net after the whistle. The helmet will almost always fall off. Make sure to keep clicking in the left stick so you are going full speed.