2012 NHL Playoffs - Playoff teams need strong showings from unheralded MVPs
They may not enjoy the superstar status of Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, but pivotal players like Patrice Bergeron and Mike Smith have proved vital to their teams' success and could...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 odds and upset picks
Neil Greenberg breaks down the first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, providing odds for each series and noting his top upset picks.
View Article2012 NHL Playoffs - The Capitals, Penguins and Blackhawks will be hurting...
ESPN Insider Neil Greenberg writes that for a team to make a postseason run and have a chance to win a Cup, its top performers must be its best players in the playoffs.
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Weighing the series impact of playoff injuries,...
Supplementary discipline has become the story of the the playoffs. In Detroit last night, the Red Wings and Predators were playing in a crucial Game 4...
View ArticleWashington Capitals facing big questions this offseason - NHL
When Dale Hunter and George McPhee met to talk about Hunter's coaching the Washington Capitals following the firing of Bruce Boudreau, Hunter made one...
View ArticleNHL - Washington Capitals playoff hopes may be dashed already
Just 10 games into the 2013 campaign, the Washington Capitals face a drastic uphill climb to the playoffs and must recapture the first-place form from recent seasons to have any shot at a postseason...
View ArticleNHL - Where do Washington Capitals turn now?
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It was another loss in a season that's already been too full of them. This time on Tuesday night, the Capitals were defeated by an...
View Article2013 NHL Playoff Odds - Blackhawks, Devils looking like locks, while Caps,...
A quarter of the way into the season, we're starting to see some separation in the NHL standings. Using some detailed statistical analysis, Neil Greenberg provides the playoff odds for the contenders,...
View ArticleCan Sidney Crosby hold on to Hart Trophy lead? -- NHL
It wasn't one of those games where goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky strapped the Columbus Blue Jackets to his back and carried them to two points, but last...
View ArticleNHL - Breakout and breakdown candidates for the second half of 2013-14
With one half of the 2013-14 NHL season in the books, Neil Greenberg makes the case for five second-half bounce-back candidates and five who will drop off. Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers...
View ArticleNHL - Washington Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov among rising players who could...
Corey Pronman offers seven young, rising players who could make a stretch run impact for teams in the NHL playoffs. He leads with Evgeny Kuznetsov, who helped Washington since recently coming from the...
View ArticlePatrick Marleau among 10 key players during the stretch run -- NHL
Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus identifies 10 players who will greatly impact their team's postseason hopes this spring, including Sharks veteran Patrick Marleau.
View ArticlePlayers who deserve bigger roles during the playoff race -- NHL
With the playoff races hitting the final stretch, Rob Vollman identifies nine players who deserve bigger roles, such as Mike Green. Plus, which players should be getting less ice time?
View ArticleBold lineup changes in the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs -- NHL
Which lineup changes that have taken place during the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs should stick? Rob Vollman examines five critical ones.
View ArticleWhy this year's edition of the Washington Capitals can make a Stanley Cup run...
The Capitals have had big regular seasons before -- only to come up short in the playoffs. This year's team is different, according to Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus.
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