Power-Play is Important; How strong is the correlation to winning? Every educated hockey fan knows just how important having a strong power-play is. The question is “how important?” Last season I was fascinated by the fact that the Boston Bruins, a team that had the leagues’ worst power-play percentage during

Today is the day of the week that we look across the league and track the success rate of the special teams units, and the members of those units for each team. However, this week we will specifically just look at the top units because sample sizes are small right

Good morning hockey fans! Saturday is the best day of the week, as there is usually plenty of action and last night there were 11 games! The Games: Boston Bruins 4 – 1 Detroit Red Wings The Scoop: The Boston Bruins played host to the Wings, fresh off a hard-fought

Good morning hockey fans! There were eight games on the slate in the NHL yesterday. Let’s get right to it. The Games: Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 0 New Jersey Devils The Scoop: Tonight’s opener for New Jersey marked the first time in 18 years that a goaltender not named Martin

In our first division preview of the season we will tackle the Central Division. The new-look Central Division is home to the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago Blackhawks Key Losses: G- Ray Emery, C- Dave Bolland, RW- Viktor Stalberg, RW- Michael Frolik, LW- Dan Carcillo Key Additions: G- Nikolai Khabibulin Off-season: Another

Congratulations! If you are reading this, you have made it to your league’s fantasy playoffs, or you are relegated to the consolation bracket and appreciate this column. I think the former is the more likely reason. Regardless of your reason, it is good to know that you are seeking advice.

Head-to-head leagues are approaching the stretch run before the playoffs, and every point, assist, and save matter. Personally, I am on the border of playoff fantasy hockey and concentrating on hockey as a fan, strictly. This is probably the one time of the year where I evaluate my entire roster

The season is half over. It is a sad thought, but to say the first half has not been anything less than exciting would be a lie. It is my hope that your fantasy season has been the same, or at least setting up to end well with a playoff