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After consecutive shutouts, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist holds the early lead in the Conn Smythe watch.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

On the strength of three strong performances last week, San Jose goaltender Antti Niemi vaults to the No. 1 goalie spot. Meanwhile, Winnipeg forward Andrew Ladd joins the skater rankings at No. 6 and Chicago's Jonathan Toews moves up a spot to No. 2.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2013

On the strength of three consecutive wins, Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky vaults to the No. 1 goaltender spot. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh forward Pascal Dupuis joins the skater rankings and Washington's Alex Ovechkin moves up a spot to No. 5.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

Alex Ovechkin is back to his old offensive ways, shooting and scoring at a ridiculous rate -- a streak that has helped propel him on to the MVP leaderboard.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013

Timo Seppa examines whether blocking shots has been a part of the Rangers' success this postseason.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2012

Craig Custance checks in with Mike Modano, a veteran of three of the longest playoff OTs in the past decade, to see what the Rangers and Capitals players will go through to recover after their Wednesday night epic.

Blog | Conversation | May 04, 2012

Craig Custance writes that the Rangers' triple overtime victory over the Capitals on Wednesday night was a career-defining win for New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2012

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.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2012

ESPN Insider Neil Greenberg drafts the NHL All-Star rosters with an analytic twist, showing how Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson can statistically optimize their teams. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin goes No. 1 overall. But who will go last?

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2012

Hockey Prospectus uses its VUKOTA projections to rank the top 10 skaters and top five goalies heading into the 2011-12 season.

Story | Conversation | October 03, 2011

Hockey Prospectus continues its top-10 series by projecting this season's best goalies. King Henrik sits atop the list while Tim Thomas, last year's Vezina Trophy winner, trails a few spots behind.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2011

In his weekly picks column, E.J. Hradek takes the Phoenix Coyotes over the San Jose Sharks and makes picks for the other 12 NHL games on Tuesday night.

Blog | Conversation | February 01, 2011

In his weekly picks column, E.J. Hradek takes the New York Rangers over the Florida Panthers and makes picks for the other seven NHL games on Tuesday night.

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 2011

Puck Prospectus analyzes the 10 best projected goalies for the 2010-11 NHL season. Ryan Miller projects as No. 1 -- as you might expect -- but the breakout star of this season may well be Jonas Hiller.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2010

Puck Prospectus rates every player in the NHL every week. Here are the top 10 on Jan. 18.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2010

Before I dive into the holiday edition of the Monday 10, I have to take a short musical detour. I highly recommend that you check out the video for the holiday song, "That's What Christmas Means To Me," written and performed by Alyonka and Diana Lari...

Blog | Conversation | December 21, 2009