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Picking through the signal and the noise one-fifth of the way through the (abbreviated) NHL season.

Sean Allen breaks down good and bad fantasy hockey matchups for the third week of the 2012-13 hockey season.

Sean Allen breaks down good and bad fantasy hockey matchups for the third week of the 2011-12 hockey season and looks at some early power-play and penalty-killing trends.

We're a few weeks into this season's Power Rankings and some of last season's powers are continuing to slide. The Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres made significant drops, while the Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks ea...

Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger left Philadelphia's game against Toronto after taking a high stick to the face.

Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger needs surgery on his right hand and is expected to miss three to four weeks.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- After winning eight games in a row, the Chicago Blackhawks have returned to the elite in ESPN.com's weekly Power Rankings, checking in at No. 3. The surge up from ninth a week ago is due to a flawless seven days in which the Hawks...

Sean Allen breaks down good and bad fantasy hockey matchups for the week of Feb. 28, and discusses players who could benefit from being traded by the Monday 3 p.m. ET deadline.

Tim Kavanagh looks at who is rising and falling among the goaltenders, examining red-hot Martin Brodeur's fantasy value in the process.

This is Hockey Prospectus' Player Power Rankings for Jan. 3. Bruins goalie Tim Thomas is still No. 1 here (he has been for weeks), but the new addition is Tomas Vokoun of the Panthers -- potentially the prize of the 2011 trade deadline.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2011

Sean Allen looks at the first week of the new year and finds that, despite their recent moves, things will get worse for the Nashville Predators before they get better.

Claude Giroux scored short-handed and on a power play and rookie Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves to win in Pittsburgh for the second time in three weeks, leading the Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the Penguins.

E.J. Hradek makes his picks for Tuesday night's games, including who takes the Avalanche-Canucks rivalry game.

Blog | Conversation | October 26, 2010

Insider is looking potential offseason fixes for every single NHL team, and the Pens could use some power play help. See how the 2009 Stanley Cup champs can regain their winning edge this offseason.

Story | Conversation | June 14, 2010

As the NHL playoffs rage on, Insider looks ahead a little bit: Gare Joyce's 2010 NHL mock draft (version 3), which still sees Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin and Eric Gudbranson as the first three skaters off the board on June 25.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2010

The Flyers announced Monday that star forward Jeff Carter is out 3-4 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in left foot. Carter leads the team in goals (33) and points (60).