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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

OK, two weeks in a row at the helm of the good ship Power Rankings and if that isn't power, I don't know what is. After a one-week hiatus, we return the Chicago Blackhawks to the No. 1 spot as they become the first team in the Western Conference to c...

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with San Jose's Antti Niemi rising to No. 1 among goaltenders. Also, Toronto's Nazem Kadri and Boston's Patrice Bergeron climb the skater ranks.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with Boston's Tuukka Rask rising to No. 2 among goalies. Also, Nazem Kadri makes an appearance on the skater list.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with Columbus' Sergei Bobrovsky rising to No. 2 among goalies on the strength of his thoroughly dominating week. Also, Chris Kunitz and Patrick Kane climb the skater ranks.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

Adding Rick Nash back to the lineup has certainly sparked the New York Rangers. New York, 5-1-0 since Nash's return from injury, is on the move in this week's Power Rankings. Last week, they came in at the No. 18 spot. Check out to see where they ...

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf rising to No. 5 on the strength of his continued hot play for the resurgent Ducks. Also, Jiri Tlusty and Brad Marchand make the top 10 skaters.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies early in the 2013 season. Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cory Conacher retains the No. 1 spot, while Minnesota Wild forward Mikael Granlund falls to No. 10.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2013

In the first edition of the Player Power Rankings for the 2013 season, veteran forwards Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton are showing there's still some bite left in the San Jose Sharks. Meanwhile, Craig Anderson tops the league's netminders early.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2013

After a four-month lockout, the NHL is set to finally drop the puck. Teams have been practicing for six days. Six whole days! And they've all had an intrasquad scrimmage, too. That's more than enough preseason hockey action to draw conclusions fo...

So, we are just two days from the start of the lockout-shortened 2013 NHL season. Next time around, my good friend Pierre LeBrun will be making a hash of these Power Rankings, so herein a final preseason look with at least some clarity at how things ...

We don't rest here at ESPN.com. Just because the NHL is dormant doesn't mean we won't bring you Power Rankings! Speaking of which, you think the NHL lockout is a mess? Try Scott Burnside's initial rankings from Sept. 24. Oy. Now for the LeBrun Power...

Yeah, we know this is an exercise in wishful thinking, but if the players and owners weren't involved in another great stare-off, we'd be in the midst of training camp and the exhibition schedule and these power rankings would be wildly relevant. The...