Open Ice: A new play on the Rater

Sean Allen takes an alternate look at player values by evaluating only the scoring categories for the top players owned in ESPN standard fantasy hockey leagues.

Fleischmann's pair leads Caps to 7th win in last 9 games

Tomas Fleischmann scored two goals, Jose Theodore stopped 27 shots and the Capitals routed the Avalanche 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Front Line: Deconstructing Mike Fisher

Sean Allen explains the disparity between his ranking of Mike Fisher and what Player Rater says about the Senators forward's stats.

Keys to a Pens-Caps Eastern final

Puck Prospectus simulates a Penguins-Capitals matchup and shares the keys to a potential Eastern Conference final showdown.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Capitals-Avalanche Preview

Capitals-Avalanche Preview

Stajan has two goals, assist to lead Maple Leafs over Capitals

Matt Stajan had two goals and an assist to help Toronto beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Saturday night, giving the Maple Leafs three straight wins at home for the first time since January 2008.

Front Line: Has Gaborik reached peak?

Marian Gaborik has risen up to No. 5 in the forwards rankings after a great start, but Sean Allen thinks he can't get much higher.

Ear to the glass: Out of the dark

Sometimes it takes a while for teams to emerge into the light of the playoffs. With the Thrashers and Kings poised to do just that, we asked members of recent postseason breakthrough teams to compare seasons in the cellar with their playoff push.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Front Line: Hossa back, rising

Marian Hossa defied even the most optimistic of prognoses by returning to the Blackhawks before the calendar turned to December. With his injury behind him, Sean Allen is ready to consider him elite again.

Cammalleri's score stands as difference after Capitals' comeback falls short

Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

Canadiens-Capitals Preview

Canadiens-Capitals Preview

...right, of Czech Republic, controls the puck behind Oliers goalie Jeff Deslauriers, left, as Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich gives chase during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton on Saturday, Dec...

Vancouver Canucks' Tanner Glass (15) checks Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich into the Vancouver bench as Mikael Samuelsson, center, of Sweden, and Ryan Johnson, right, try to...

Vancouver Canucks' Tanner Glass, left, checks Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich into the Vancouver bench as Mikael Samuelsson, right, of Sweden, tries to get out of the...