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Sports Central May 13, 2011 Andrew Jones |
2011 NHL Conference Finals Preview The conference semifinals of the NHL playoffs were not nearly as exciting as the opening round as a whole. |
Sports Central April 12, 2011 Andrew Jones |
2011 NHL Playoffs Preview The table is set for the NHL's playoff race. Sixteen teams now vie to hoist the cup that really matters, the lord of all trophies, Lord Stanley's. |
Sports Central April 8, 2013 Andrew Jones |
NHL 2013 Contenders and Pretenders It's hard to believe the NHL playoffs begin in only a few weeks. The shortened season leaves a lot more questions than a typical season. |
Sports Central April 24, 2009 Jonathan Hamelin |
Are Canucks Championship-Bound? There is little doubt that the Canucks have the most potential of any Canadian team left. |
Sports Central April 16, 2012 Andrew Jones |
Flailing Penguins and Fickle Canucks The NHL playoffs are underway and so far, nobody can complain of boredom. At press time, there had already been seven overtime games and even a couple suspensions, one of which includes a sheet of Plexiglas that has been suspended indefinitely for attacking Boston's David Krejci. |
Sports Central June 13, 2011 Andrew Jones |
The Goalie Showdown The Vancouver Canucks have the Boston Bruins on the ropes in the Stanley Cup finals, leading three games to two in a seven-game series. |
Sports Central May 11, 2009 Jonathan Hamelin |
Top Suprises of the NHL Playoffs Whether it be young players making a name for themselves or Game 7s, there have been a lot of things surprising about the NHL playoffs so far. Here is a look at some of them. |
Sports Central June 9, 2014 Andrew Jones |
Stanley Cup Finals: It's the Kings' to Lose I hope I'm wrong and we're in for a few more overtimes and another game seven, but I think the Kings are just too feisty for the Rangers. |
Sports Central May 23, 2013 Andrew Jones |
2013 NHL Playoff Contenders and Pretenders Let's take a look at the remaining teams and their chances of hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup. |
Sports Central March 30, 2010 Mike Chen |
The Wide-Open West Every team in the NHL Western Conference has a significant weakness, making this year's first round a wide-open field with the potential for upsets no matter who's playing who. Here's look at the Achilles' Heel for each team. |
Sports Illustrated February 15, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Central April 10, 2007 Chad Kettner |
2007 NHL Playoffs Preview After a long season filled with ups and downs, hockey fans can finally buckle up for the most exciting time of the year, the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here are some predictions. |
Sports Central May 1, 2007 Mike Chen |
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Myth of Momentum Momentum's really a myth. It doesn't mean much of anything except to hockey fans and media who need something to talk about. |
Sports Central May 17, 2009 Jonathan Hamelin |
The Frozen Final Four Now that we are down to the Conference Finals, it is time once again to weed out the contenders from the pretenders. |
Sports Central April 10, 2012 Bill Hazell |
Canada's Cup? It's been almost 20 years since a country that can truly appreciate it won the Stanley Cup. |
Sports Central May 30, 2011 Mike Chen |
Stanley Cup Preview: Canucks vs. Bruins A few weeks ago, Vancouver and Boston were on the verge of Game 7 first-round ousters. Now they're battling for the Stanley Cup. |
Sports Illustrated November 21, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Central July 14, 2010 Mike Chen |
The New Western Balance of Power The Blackhawks have essentially lost much of their secondary scoring and one of their primary penalty killers. Something else has to give, which rips apart much of the vaunted depth of the 'Hawks. |
Sports Illustrated October 11, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
NHL Power Rankings Welcome to Kostya Kennedy's world-famous Power Rankings. Never have the opposite qualities of reverence and irreverence been so seamlessly intertwined... |
Sports Central September 21, 2010 Mike Chen |
Five Storylines For 2010-11 NHL Season NHL training camps have just gotten underway. Here are the top five storylines heading into the 2010-11 NHL season. |
Sports Illustrated April 5, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Illustrated March 21, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Illustrated March 14, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings This is a weekly analysis of teams based on their performance over the last seven days.... |
Sports Illustrated October 17, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
NHL Power Rankings St. Louis Blues are number one, followed closely by Colorado, New Jersey and Dallas... |
Sports Central August 16, 2010 Mike Chen |
The Value of NHL Goaltending When word came out that Ilya Kovalchuk's contract was rejected, eyebrows were raised when arbitrator Richard Bloch called out other mega-contracts. |
Sports Illustrated December 27, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
NHL Power Rankings |
Sports Central March 24, 2009 Mike Chen |
Stanley Cup Contenders or Pretenders? With less than a dozen games on the schedule for each team, every so-called elite team has run into its share of problems. Let's see how the mighty have fallen. |
Sports Illustrated March 28, 2000 Pierre McGuire |
NHL Power Rankings This is a weekly analysis of teams based on their performance over the last seven days. |
Sports Central May 29, 2006 Charlynn Smith |
A Whirlwind NHL Playoff Season The further the playoffs have progressed, the more of a guessing game it's become. It's refreshing for veteran hockey fans and exciting for those just tuning in ... or is it? |
Sports Central April 19, 2006 Mike Chen |
It's Stanley Cup Time! A look at some of the teams that are riding high and feeling low as we enter round one of the Stanley Cup hockey playoffs. |
Sports Central June 12, 2012 Andrew Jones |
The Kings' Cup Throughout the 2011-12 regular season, the Los Angeles Kings did one thing very well: play defense. Their 2.1 goals against was second in the NHL and Jonathan Quick, the team's main goal tender, managed 1.95 goals allowed per game. |
Sports Central May 18, 2010 Andrew Jones |
NHL Playoffs Review and Predictions The eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens shocked hockey fans throughout the world (even ones in Montreal) by defeating the heavily favored Washington Capitals in a seven-game series that saw the second consecutive Presidents' Trophy winner sent home before May began. |
Sports Central October 22, 2008 Jeff DiNunzio |
NHL Has Been Active Early, Off Ice and On The NHL season is only two weeks underway. Already, the makeovers have begun. A coach out. Roster spots forfeited. Promise realized, prior success not replicated. Here's a look at some early developments. |
Sports Central June 19, 2013 Andrew Jones |
The Year of Rask Rask, the goaltender for the Boston Bruins, is just too hot to stop right now. The question that Blackhawks fans are probably asking right now is "how are we supposed to beat a guy who swept the offensive powerhouse Pittsburgh Penguins, blanked them twice, and only allowed two goals in four games?" |
Sports Central May 22, 2004 Pete Sweigard |
NHL Ushers in a New Era The NHL has been slow to embrace the youth movement, continuing to market the marquee names, the proven entities. |
Sports Illustrated April 16, 2003 Michael Farber |
Wings on the Brink The performance of Anaheim goalie J.S. Giguere has defending champion Detroit one defeat from elimination. |
Sports Illustrated May 2, 2002 Kostya Kennedy |
Second opinion With a wild first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in the books, we look ahead... |
Sports Illustrated April 30, 2002 Daniel G. Habib |
Trio Grand Three unheralded goaltenders were the surprise stars in the playoffs' first round... |
Sports Central May 8, 2007 Mark Janzen |
Previous Playoff Failure Key to Success Hockey is a playground in which only the battle-tested can emerge victorious. |
Salon.com June 4, 2002 King Kaufman |
The Red Wings in 5 Except for the chance that any team with a good goalie has, the Carolina Hurricanes have no chance in the Stanley Cup Finals. Nice uniforms, though. |
Sports Central June 12, 2009 Jonathan Hamelin |
Detroit's Home Ice Advantage Here a few numbers that dictate the Red Wings' success. |
Sports Illustrated April 25, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Inside the NHL A passel of rookies did big things during the first round of the playoffs |
Sports Central June 10, 2004 Mike Chen |
NHL - Top-10 Playoff Moments Here are the top-10 memorable moments of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. |
Sports Central July 24, 2009 Jonathan Hamelin |
NHL Free Agency Winners and Losers Some teams found a lot of success during the free agency period, while others were left scratching their heads as their players were snatched away. Here is a further look at some of the winners and losers of NHL free agency. |
Sports Central May 31, 2006 Bill Hazell |
Edmonton's Cinderella Story On Ice One exception to the power of home advantage in a seven-game series apparently is the NHL. The revitalized league has proven to be a utopia for underdogs in the 2006 playoffs. |
Sports Central April 10, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: The Canadian Sweet 16 As the 16 NHL seeds align themselves for the second season, one fact that remains strikingly evident -- there is no clear-cut favorite. |
Sports Central February 23, 2010 Andrew Jones |
NHL Playoff Push As the world takes a break for the Winter Olympics, it gives us time to look at the NHL in its hiatus and examine the end of the season and the push to the playoffs. |
Sports Illustrated April 20, 2000 Kostya Kennedy |
Defending playoff positions Hockey Q&A: Curtis Joseph pulls down a referee... "phantom goal" on Sabres... What is your basis for picking the Sharks over the Blues in the first round?... new potential owners of the Islanders?... etc. |
Sports Central May 5, 2006 Charlynn Smith |
From Bottom to Top Welcome to the "new NHL," where anything can happen -- and it does. |
Sports Illustrated April 24, 2002 Kostya Kennedy |
When it rains, it pours April showers us with playoff hockey... |