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A quarter of the way into the season, several players, coaches and executives have emerged from somewhat off the radar to become lead candidates for some of the NHL's major awards.

Blog | Conversation | February 12, 2013

As the trade deadline nears, Alvin Chang examines every team's weaknesses in their Playoff Power Meter portfolio and sees which players mentioned in NHL Rumor Central could help make playoff teams into bona fide Cup contenders.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2012

E.J. Hradek provides in-depth breakdowns of the Eastern Conference semifinal series and predicts who will advance to the conference finals.

Blog | Conversation | April 29, 2011

Relying on key statistical markers, Timo Seppa predicts which netminders could catch fire and steal a series in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 12, 2011

E.J. Hradek studies each of the first-round playoff series and picks his winners to advance to the conference semifinals.

Blog | Conversation | April 11, 2011

EJ Hradek makes his weekly Tuesday picks, taking the Buffalo Sabres over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a critical Eastern Conference showdown.

Blog | Conversation | April 05, 2011

E.J. Hradek delivers his weekly Tuesday picks, taking the Canadiens over the Capitals among other predictions.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 2011

Puck Prospectus puts together projections for the top 10 goal scorers in 2010-11, via VUKOTA. Alex Ovechkin is still No. 1 -- he projects with over 50 goals -- but Patrick Kane and Evgeni Malkin are going to see huge increases in lighting the light.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2010

E.J. Hradek runs down last night's NHL playoff action and makes his predictions for Saturday's slate of games.

Blog | Conversation | April 24, 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

E.J. Hradek examines the future of Olympic hockey in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2010

Maybe I'm figuring this picks thing out? After a dreadful start with my weekly Thursday night predictions, I've put together back-to-back strong showings. Last night, I correctly called eight of the nine games. My only loss came via shootout in Colum...

Blog | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Well, Vancouver's weeklong local nightmare is over (whew!). The city's beloved Canucks finally won a game, hammering the visiting Canadiens 7-1 on Wednesday night. Star stopper Roberto Luongo quieted the growing number of local critics with a firm 27...

Blog | Conversation | October 08, 2009