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Neil Greenberg outlines the five most potent forward lines in the NHL in 2013, noting that the Hurricanes' addition of Alexander Semin to go along with Eric Staal and Jiri Tlusty has given Carolina a top-scoring trio this season.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2013

The NHL's top five teams -- Chicago, Anaheim, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Boston -- continue to exist on a different plateau than their lesser peers. After that? Well, just imagine 25 teams thrown into a giant blender and smashed around week after week....

Craig Custance evaluates the early returns from the summer's free-agent moves to rank his top five so far, noting that it's been the under-the-radar signings that have made the biggest impact.

Blog | Conversation | February 27, 2013

Ryan Arcidiacono hit the tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and James Bell hit consecutive 3s in overtime to send Villanova to its second win over a top-five team this week, 75-71 over No. 3 Syracuse on Saturday.

Neil Greenberg ranks his top five teams based on breakout potential in 2013, with the Carolina Hurricanes heading the list.

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2013

This week we asked to see your picks for the best photos of this year's NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs -- to date, of course -- with the top five receiving "Goon" on DVD or Blu-ray. Here are those winners: 5. From Colin S. of Boise, Idaho 4...

From Malkin's season to Parise's future, Scott Burnside evaluates how we did answering our 10 burning questions from the preseason.

All that and more in this week's edition of the Bake Shop mailbag.

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, Tyler Seguin gives the Boston Bruins their second skater in the top 10, and the top five goalies all hold on to their spots.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2012

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, the Ottawa Senators get their turn in the spotlight with two top-five skaters, and Pekka Rinne makes an appearance as the No. 4 goalie.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2012

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin remains the top skater, and Henrik Lundqvist keeps his spot as the top goalie. Two new goalies join the top five.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2012

ESPN Insider's Craig Custance probed a little further on the market for Columbus Blue Jackets winger Rick Nash with a post on his blog Tuesday afternoon detailing the top five destinations for the star . Earlier today, Katie Strang wrote how the Rang...

After holding back his star winger from the trading block, Columbus GM Scott Howson is now shopping Rick Nash around the league. Craig Custance lists five likely landing spots for the Jackets' franchise player.

Blog | Conversation | February 14, 2012

ESPN Insider Alvin Chang takes a look at how the 2012 draft is trading size for skill in defensemen.

Blog | Conversation | February 10, 2012

Barry Melrose takes you through the top five plays of the first half of the Bruins' season, from Zdeno Chara's shootout goal in the comeback win over Buffalo to Benoit Pouliot's nifty backhander goal against the Panthers....

We need some input as we put together a list of the Dallas Stars' top five goals for the first half of the season. Feel free to post your ideas in the comments section. Off the top of my head I came up with these five goals, but they come from ...