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After consecutive shutouts, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist holds the early lead in the Conn Smythe watch.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

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

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

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

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with the Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby regaining the top ranking among skaters while teammate Chris Kunitz soars to No. 4.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in their player power rankings, with veteran center Saku Koivu riding a hot streak into the No. 2 spot among skaters.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in their player power rankings, with Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek rising to claim the No. 1 spot among skaters. Meanwhile, just when he was counted out, Roberto Luongo cracks the Top 5 goalies.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 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

Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus analyzes the NHL's new postseason plan and finds it unfair to teams in the two western conferences, who will have to spend more to compete, face worse odds for playoff spots and lose out on revenue as a result.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2011

Tim Thomas leads Hockey Prospectus' rankings as the NHL's most productive postseason player, but the door remains open for Ryan Kesler, Vinny Lecavalier and others.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2011

Ryan Kesler has made the most of his increased playing time, rising to No. 3 on the Conn Smythe Watch as the Canucks advance to face the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Finals.

Story | Conversation | May 16, 2011

At 41 years of old, Dwayne Roloson has helped lead the Lightning to a 2-0 series lead in Round 2 against the mighty Washington Capitals and leads the current playoff MVP race.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2011