2011 NHL Playoffs: Analyzing the odds of each playoff team winning the...
Hockey Prospectus analyzes the playoff odds for every team in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Hockey Prospectus explores the importance of having a deep roster in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.
View ArticleIlya Kovalchuk's contract, Sidney Crosby's concussion among season's most...
The NHL Experts blog is a collaboration of voices from around and inside the game of hockey. With viewpoints ranging from the press box to the front o...
View ArticleNHL Playoffs 2011: Philadelphia Flyers' trade of centers Mike Richards and...
The recent NHL franchise plan has been to build your team down the middle. But in less than 30 minutes Thursday the Flyers dealt away their two top centers in a pair of trades. What does it mean? Jay...
View ArticleNHL - Chicago Blackhawks' goalie Corey Crawford faces greater expectations
It's too bad, really. Corey Crawford was the Chicago Blackhawks' best player in their Game 7 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the p...
View ArticleFour options for the Philadelphia Flyers after Chris Pronger news
It's the worst-case scenario for the Philadelphia Flyers. Their star center Claude Giroux is shelved indefinitely with a concussion, and now comes new...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues top the Playoff Power...
ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the latest Playoff Power Meter Rankings. Despite straddling the benchmarks for shots and shots allowed, the Vancouver Canucks are one point off a perfect score and top the...
View ArticleLos Angeles Kings lead second-half breakout candidates - NHL
Kent Wilson of Hockey Prospectus examines the NHL's teams most likely to break out in the second half of the season, and sees the L.A. Kings as one of the most potent candidates. The struggling Caps...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Playoff Power Meter - Detroit Red Wings rank No. 1
ESPN Insider Alvin Chang has the April Playoff Power Meter, and the Detroit Red Wings finish the regular season ranked No. 1, six points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - How Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks can...
In one statement, Vancouver Canucks forward Jannik Hansen summed up the situation of his team as well as that of the Pittsburgh Penguins. With their m...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Jonathan Quick leads biggest Hart Trophy snubs
If there was any shred of suspense over who will win the Hart Trophy, it was eliminated today when the finalists were announced. The Pittsburgh Pengui...
View Article2012 NHL Free Agency - Changes ahead for Penguins, Wings, other Cup contenders
The teams knocked out in the first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs were a who's who of preseason Stanley Cup favorites. When the dust settled, ...
View Article2013 NHL Preview - 48-game schedule could rob Stanley Cup-worthy team of...
Hockey Prospectus examines the impact of the 48-game schedule on the NHL's teams, finding that such a short slate of games could deprive a Stanley Cup-worthy team of a playoff spot.
View ArticleNHL - Rangers face big decisions ahead
The New York Rangers continue to hang around the final playoff spot in the East, a bit of an underachievement for a team many pegged as a Stanley Cup ...
View Article2014 Stanley Cup finals - How the New York Rangers have improved, chances...
Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus examines how the New York Rangers have improved from the regular season to the postseason and analyzes their chances of pulling the upset over the Los Angeles Kings...
View ArticleFavorites, contenders, dark horses and also-rans for the 2016 Stanley Cup...
Who has the inside track on the Stanley Cup? Rob Vollman splits the potential playoff clubs into four categories: Favorites, top contenders, dark horses and also-rans.
View ArticleJamie Benn, Braden Holtby lead early Conn Smythe Watch - NHL
Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus ranks the top 10 skaters and top five goalies in the Stanley Cup playoffs thus far by goals versus threshold (GVT).
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