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Hockey Prospectus examines the impact of the 48-game schedule on the NHL's teams, finding that such a short slate of games could deprive a Stanley Cup-worthy team of a playoff spot.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2013

Hockey Prospectus projects how each NHL team will fare during the shortened 2012-13 season using HP's VUKOTA projection system. Which clubs will be contenders, bubble teams or cellar-dwellers?

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2013

Insider is looking potential offseason fixes for every NHL team, starting with the Atlantic Division, where the Rangers eye one of the summer's biggest prizes.

Story | Conversation | June 13, 2012

Timo Seppa writes that goaltending is always a key to playoff success, but netminders have been especially dominant this season. Behind Mike Smith, Jonathan Quick and Henrik Lundqvist, we could even call it the Year of the Goalie.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2012

Timo Seppa of Hockey Prospectus reintroduces the Goalie Heat Index and takes the temperature of the netminders who will be featured in the NHL playoffs. Who can get hot and steal a series?

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2012

As teams approach the NHL trade deadline, veterans like Teemu Selanne and Shane Doan could offer contenders some leadership and savvy.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2012

Hockey Prospectus uses its GVT metric to rank the top-10 skaters and top-five goalies from the early going of the 2011-12 season. The Leafs' Phil Kessel leads the way.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2011

Hockey Prospectus uses its VUKOTA projections to rank the top 10 skaters and top five goalies heading into the 2011-12 season.

Story | Conversation | October 03, 2011

Insider is looking potential offseason fixes for every NHL team, starting with the Atlantic Division, where the Rangers eye the summer's biggest prize, the Flyers need a goalie -- and it's not Bryzgalov -- and the Pens may turn to a familiar face.

Story | Conversation | June 16, 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

Hockey Prospectus analyzes what Sidney Crosby means to the Pittsburgh Penguins by analyzing the team's performance with and without him on the ice. Should he return, the Pens project as Cup favorites. Without him, they're barely a playoff team.

Story | Conversation | March 08, 2011

Hockey Prospectus is taking a look at the NHL division by division and suggesting ways each team should tackle the upcoming trade deadline. Wednesday, we continue with the Atlantic Division.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2011

Timo Seppa of Hockey Prospectus dissects the 2010-11 New Jersey Devils, looking at where they went wrong this season and what their slim playoff hopes are the rest of the way.

Story | Conversation | February 01, 2011

Timo Seppa of Puck Prospectus analyzes the first-round goalie matchups of the 2010 NHL playoffs using a heat index formula. The good? Quite possibly Jaroslav Halak, even against a loaded Capitals team. The bad? Maybe Martin Brodeur. (Yes.)

Story | Conversation | April 12, 2010

Marian Gaborik will silence Caps fans when he wins the Hart Trophy over Alex Ovechkin.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Upstarts Simeon Varlamov and Jonas Hiller are proving fresh legs may be more important than experience when it comes to postseason success.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2009