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Peter Keating explains why the NHL's current collective bargaining woes won't be alleviated until the league permanently addresses its revenue sharing system.

Story | Conversation | October 31, 2012

To fix the scourge of the one-and-done rule, basketball should borrow a page from the NHL and let freedom reign, writes Peter Keating in ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012

Michael Schuckers' new stat helps show how valuable goalies are apart from the defenses in front of them.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2011

New ways of measuring the game of hockey are slowly gaining steam thanks to advanced metrics.

Story | Conversation | April 07, 2011

Peter Keating looks at the draft in the four major sports to determine where you find the best value in each of them. For most sports, that's right at the top of the draft, but that's not the case in the NFL.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2011

There is no doubt that shootouts are exciting. Too bad they're also fundamentally flawed.

Blog | Conversation | December 17, 2010

Some Wild fans can't believe Mikko Koivu is overpaid. But Peter Keating takes a second look at the center's new deal and confirms the diagnosis.

Blog | Conversation | September 02, 2010

Using advanced metrics, Peter Keating shows how the Blackhawks made the right choice letting Cup-winning goalie Antti Niemi hit the free-agent market.

Blog | Conversation | August 05, 2010

Peter Keating writes that Mikko Koivu is a nice player, even a really good player -- but he's not a $47 million player. Ilya Kovalchuk, however, is a relative bargain with his recent deal.

Blog | Conversation | July 20, 2010

Aside from the mega guaranteed deals signed by only the top NFL rookies, most draftees, on average, are actually paid less than what they are worth to the team. Plus, why the NBA needs to model its draft after the NHL's.

Blog | Conversation | April 16, 2010

There's no redeeming the NHL's regular-season overtime rules, especially the "bonus point" for OT losses (though we have ideas). But in springtime, hockey -- and the league's OT system -- makes sense again.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2010

Want to become a smarter NHL fan and tick off Don Cherry at the same time? Peter Keating's next-level statistics and analytics blog shows you the way with Corsi numbers, a relatively new NHL metric.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2010

While at first glance some NHL concussion data look promising, Peter Keating writes that a deeper look reveals a paradox at the heart of the numbers that tells a very different story.

Blog | Conversation | March 20, 2010

Which NHL teams will fill out the playoff field? Peter Keating's next-level statistics and analytics blog compares what two prominent season simulators have to say.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2010

Peter Keating's stats and analytics blog looks at what some are calling encouraging numbers and sees more problems in the NHL concussions debate.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 2010

ESPN The Magazine presents 31 rules that need to be implemented in the world of sports. Rule No. 31: Overhaul overtime.

Story | Conversation | December 29, 2009