Thin Blue Line: Thrashers stepping up

Victoria Matiash praises the Atlanta Thrashers' defensemen, specifically Tobias Enstrom, in this week's rankings.

Johnson's late goal pushes Kings ahead of Ducks

Jack Johnson scored the go-ahead goal with 2:20 left in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Tuesday night in the first meeting of the season between the Southern California rivals.

Giguere, Ducks hang on against Flames in shootout

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 41 saves for his first win of the season as the Ducks beat the Flames on Monday.

Flames-Ducks Preview

Flames-Ducks Preview

Heatley, Thornton team up once again to lead Sharks past last-place Ducks

Dany Heatley scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and set up Joe Thornton's go-ahead tally pin the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

...of Switzerland, watches as the puck rolls up his arm and over his head as teammate Ryan Whitney (19) attempts to clear it away with his stick against the New Jersey Devils during the...

The Thin Blue Line: Souray back

Victoria Matiash discusses the return of Sheldon Souray to the lineup in her weekly roundup and ranking of fantasy hockey defensemen.

Your rants: Leafs fans want intelligent moves

Oh boy, we've got some disgruntled puck heads out there again this week. I'll do my best to help you out, my friends. Here's 10 rants and my take on t...

Like 'em or not, my Olympic hockey selections

...while, not just this season. Defensemen Brian Rafalski Ryan Suter Paul Martin Jack Johnson Brooks Orpik Ryan Whitney Erik Johnson This is a good group. There certainly is flexibility for Burke with a couple...

Garon shuts down Ducks in SO to give Blue Jackets victory

Rick Nash scored the winning shootout goal and also had a goal in regulation, and Mathieu Garon stopped both Anaheim shooters in the tiebreaker to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory Friday night.

The Thin Blue Line: Fantasy wasteland

Victoria Matiash looks at the latest among fantasy defensemen, noting the Hurricanes' slow start has hurt the values of Joe Corvo and Joni Pitkanen.

The Thin Blue Line: Myers here to stay

Victoria Matiash adds Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers to her rankings but warns readers to keep their expectations reasonable for the 19-year-old rookie.

Dupuis' goal helps Penguins move to 7-0 start on road

Pascal Dupuis scored the go-ahead goal with 10:47 to play, and the Penguins beat the Ducks 4-3.

The Thin Blue Line: Shuffling Canucks D

Victoria Matiash establishes the pecking order for Canucks defensemen in her weekly news, notes and rankings of the position.

Tavares' shootout goal gives Islanders first win of season

John Tavares scored in the shootout to give the New York Islanders their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.