NHL: Player Power Rankings - Tomas Vokoun is rising in the rankings, as...
Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on Nov. 23.
View ArticleNHL: Real winner in Penguins-Capitals East finals matchup would be the fans
Puck Prospectus simulates a Penguins-Capitals matchup and shares the keys to a potential Eastern Conference final showdown.
View ArticleNHL: Player Power Rankings - Red Wings' Jimmy Howard lifts Detroit into...
Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on Jan. 11.
View ArticleNHL - Chicago Blackhawks are the odds-on favorite to play for Stanley Cup
You would think playing in the tougher of the two conferences would present more pitfalls for teams trying to win a Cup, but the Chicago Blackhawks are favored to reach the finals, even in the wild West.
View ArticleNHL - Vancouver Canucks will survive their NHL-record road streak just fine,...
The Canucks are in the midst of a 14-game road trip that will keep them away from home ice for six weeks. In the crowded and competitive West, most see this stretch as a huge hurdle for the team, but...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs -- Handicapping all 16 teams -- Washington Capitals and...
Puck Prospectus' Tom Awad breaks down the numbers behind the 16 playoff teams to see which teams are favored to hoist the Stanley Cup.
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - Tom Awad: Jaroslav Halak was the most valuable player of...
Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus follows up with something he's been doing all year -- Player Power Rankings, or PPR -- for the first round of the playoffs. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Jaroslav Halak was No....
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 -- Tom Awad: In the quest for the Stanley Cup, how much do...
Old hockey cliche: to win the Cup, you need grinders (see Talbot, Maxime from last season). But how true is this statement? Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus crunches ten years of data to make a determination.
View Article2011 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.
View Article2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Carey Price takes early lead in Conn Smythe race
Carey Price leads the first edition of the Conn Smythe watch, a statistical ranking measuring player impact in the playoffs.
View Article2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Washington Capitals G Michal Neuvirth climbs...
Michal Neuvirth has risen rapidly up the Conn Smythe Watch, compiled by Hockey Prospectus. But not all names on the list will see Round 2.
View ArticleNHL realignment playoff system inherently unfair
Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus analyzes the NHL's new postseason plan and finds it unfair to teams in the two western conferences, who will have to spend more to compete, face worse odds for playoff...
View Article2012 NHL Playoffs - Playoff teams need strong showings from unheralded MVPs
They may not enjoy the superstar status of Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, but pivotal players like Patrice Bergeron and Mike Smith have proved vital to their teams' success and could...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - Claude Giroux, Braden Holtby lead Conn Smythe Watch
Claude Giroux has emerged as the early leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy, given annually to the NHL's playoff MVP, but Washington rookie goaltender Braden Holtby is close behind.
View Article2013 NHL Playoffs - Henrik Lundqvist leads Conn Smythe Watch
After consecutive shutouts, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist holds the early lead in the Conn Smythe watch.
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