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Neil Greenberg projects the upset odds for underdogs in the first round of the 2013 NHL playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Neil Greenberg outlines 10 NHL players who, despite suffering early-season performance drops, likely will turn around their play over the rest of the season. Toronto's Phil Kessel and Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin are among the players ready to rebound.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2013

A quarter of the way into the season, we're starting to see some separation in the NHL standings. Using some detailed statistical analysis, Neil Greenberg provides the playoff odds for the contenders, pretenders and those who should be booking tee times.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2013

Neil Greenberg looks back at past Jack Adams award recipients and finds a strong correlation with a significant jump in save percentage, meaning Tampa Bay bench boss Guy Boucher should feel pretty good about his chances this season.

Story | Conversation | January 21, 2013

Neil Greenberg ranks his top five teams based on breakout potential in 2013, with the Carolina Hurricanes heading the list.

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2013

Neil Greenberg ranks the best 25 players in the NHL under the age of 25, with Jonathan Toews edging out Sidney Crosby for the No. 1 position.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2012

Neil Greenberg revisits his Clutch Performance Index (CPI) to see which players have really carried the East's teams early in the 2011-12 season ... and who has let them down. Includes each team's top three players in terms of CPI.

Story | Conversation | December 21, 2011

"Clutch" has been a topic debated from bars to bleachers and back, but with Neil Greenberg's new metric -- Clutch Performance Indicator (CPI) -- fans can now see which NHL player's goals have meant the most. So far in 2011-12, Thomas Vanek is No. 1.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2011

Who's the NHL's top sniper? It's likely not someone you'd guess. Neil Greenberg examines true talent shooting percentage to evaluate the NHL's best sharpshooter.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2011

ESPN Insider's Neil Greenberg writes that while the start of any season produces many fluke performances, most of them won't last. For instance, Alex Ovechkin will pick up his scoring pace and the New York Rangers' play will improve.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2011

Faced with the prospect of getting nothing in return for G Semyon Varlamov, the Caps instead hauled in two potentially prime draft picks from the Avs. Will the young Russian be worth it? Tough to say, since Varlamov seems to specialize in uncertainty.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2011