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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

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in their player power rankings, with the Ottawa Senators' Craig Anderson leading the goalies as we near the season's midway point.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2013

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

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 control their playoff fate.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2012

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 spots and lose out on revenue as a result.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2011

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.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2011

Carey Price leads the first edition of the Conn Smythe watch, a statistical ranking measuring player impact in the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2011

Hockey Prospectus analyzes the playoff odds for every team in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 12, 2011

In final edition of the 2010-11 Player Power Rankings, Daniel Sedin claims the top spot ahead of a surging Corey Perry.

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2011

In this week's edition of the Player Power Rankings, Martin St. Louis rises once more, proving that his age is but a number.

Story | Conversation | April 04, 2011

In this week's edition of the Player Power Rankings, Corey Perry jumps up to No. 4 on the list of the NHL's top skaters.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2011

In this week's edition of the Player Power Rankings, Sidney Crosby takes a tumble down the rankings after the NHL's other stars have (finally) caught up to the injured center.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2011

In this week's edition of the Player Power Rankings, Daniel Sedin remains in the top spot, though Sidney Crosby appears set to rejoin the race.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2011