Top weaknesses for Eastern Conference playoff teams - 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
Ben Arledge identifies the top flaw for every Eastern Conference playoff team, explaining how these weaknesses could lead to a first-round loss.
View ArticleExamining Braden Holtby's chances for a long playoff run - 2015 Stanley Cup...
Braden Holtby started more games than any other goalie in the regular season. Will fatigue play a factor for the Capitals netminder as the playoffs continue?
View ArticleInsiders select their 2015 All-Playoff team -- NHL
Our experts -- Craig Custance, Corey Pronman, Rob Vollman, Katie Strang and Matthew Coller -- select one center, two wingers, two defensemen, a goalie and a coach for the 2015 All-Playoff team.
View ArticleMeasuring which division will be the toughest in 2015-16 - NHL
Anecdotally, many think the Central Division is the NHL's toughest. Is that true? Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus dives into the data.
View ArticleNHL - Analysis - Predicting the hot goalie in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs
A hot netminder can lead a team to the Stanley Cup. So who's this year's Cam Ward?
View ArticleStanley Cup - Washington Capitals' Simeon Varlamov, Anaheim Ducks' Jonas...
Upstarts Simeon Varlamov and Jonas Hiller are proving fresh legs may be more important than experience when it comes to postseason success.
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs - Stanley Cup - Hradek - West picture still cloudy
On Tuesday night, our last five-game night of the 2009-10 season, the playoff picture got pretty clear in the East, while our view in the West remains...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs -- Stanley Cup -- E.J. Hradek -- Goalies for San Jose...
On Thursday night, we had three shutouts in four games. I'd say that's a pretty good night for the goaltenders. (And that will be reflected in my thre...
View ArticleNHL - 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Roberto Luongo, Tim Thomas top hot goalie...
Relying on key statistical markers, Timo Seppa predicts which netminders could catch fire and steal a series in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.
View ArticleNHL - Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues among top projected point totals by...
At the midway mark of the NHL season, Timo Seppa of Hockey Prospectus goes through his projections for which teams will be playoff contenders at season's end. The Chicago Blackhawks are expected to do...
View ArticleNHL Playoffs 2014 - How goalies in playoffs stack up
Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus reintroduces the Goalie Heat Index to project which netminders can get hot and steal a series in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
View Article2014 Stanley Cup finals - How the New York Rangers have improved, chances...
Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus examines how the New York Rangers have improved from the regular season to the postseason and analyzes their chances of pulling the upset over the Los Angeles Kings...
View ArticleNew York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens could soon be buyers on the trade market...
The NHL's four wild card slots remain hotly contested as the second half begins. Matthew Coller identifies the biggest flaw of 10 contenders for those spots, along with a potential fix in each case.
View ArticleWhich goalies are headed into the playoffs on a hot streak? -- NHL
Which goalies are headed into the playoffs on a hot streak? Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus breaks down the netminders into a playoff heat index.
View ArticleJason Spezza among NHL second-half All-Stars
Which NHL players who have not been All-Star caliber thus far could be at that level by season's end? Ben Arledge identifies a starting lineup of second-half NHL All-Stars.
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