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When the Ottawa Senators lost goaltender Craig Anderson -- a potential Vezina Trophy candidate -- to injury with a sprained ankle, they turned to the ...
View ArticleTampa Bay has the edge with puck-moving defensemen -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
Of the five teams in the NHL that are deepest in puck-moving defensemen, three of them are among the four conference finalists. Rob Vollman defines PMDs and explains why Tampa Bay gets the edge.
View ArticleConn Smythe Watch heading into the Stanley Cup finals -- 2015 Stanley Cup...
Tyler Johnson of the Tampa Bay Lightning tops our metrics-based Conn Smythe leaderboard following the end of Round 3.
View ArticleThe Chicago Blackhawks' Corey Crawford is NHL's most underrated goalie - NHL
Matthew Coller makes the case as to why Corey Crawford is the most underappreciated goalie in the NHL.
View ArticleNumbers to know for every Eastern Conference playoff matchup - NHL
Shane O'Donnell of Hockey Prospectus identifies the most important numbers to know for every Eastern Conference playoff matchup and makes a pick on each series.
View ArticleFatal flaws for every Eastern Conference playoff team - NHL
Each playoff team has a fatal flaw that could derail its Stanley Cup hopes and result in an early trip to the golf course. Ben Arledge identifies the tee-time bookers in the East.
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).
View ArticleExamining the Stanley Cup windows for the Penguins, Lightning, Sharks, Blues...
Are the final four NHL playoff teams set up for long-term success? Or will this be their last big run? Shane O'Donnell of Hockey Prospectus examines the Penguins, Sharks, Lightning and Blues.
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning have goaltending decisions to make...
The young netminders for the Penguins and Lightning have been great this postseason. Should those clubs move on from veterans Marc-Andre Fleury and Ben Bishop this offseason?
View ArticleHBK line must come through for Pittsburgh Penguins to advance to Stanley Cup...
To save Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup dreams, Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel must lead the Penguins again. Or should Mike Sullivan split them up? Matthew Coller examines.
View ArticleProjecting the 2016 conference finalists in the 2017 playoffs - NHL
The Sharks, Penguins, Blues and Lightning were picked by various pundits to make the Stanley Cup finals in 2016. Rob Vollman projects how each team will do in next season's playoffs.
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