Murph’s Musings: NHL Halfway Point Awards
James Murphy gives out his picks for the Hart, Norris, Vezina, Calder and Jack Adams trophies.
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NHL Team of the Week – October 19-25
Chris Blanchard pieces together the XN Sports team of the week including Frans Nielsen and Alexandar Ovechkin.
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Fantasy Hockey: Using Penalty Kill Rates To Predict Goalie Regression
It’s difficult in the best of circumstances to predict goaltender regression in fantasy hockey but using penalty kill rates can help owners attempt to predict that regression.
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Carolina Hurricanes 2013-14 Season Preview
The Carolina Hurricanes launched their new look in June with the slogan “New Storm.” The Canes’ roster hasn’t changed much, but after a season in the Eastern Conference basement, they certainly hope that a new storm is brewing in Raleigh. The Hurricanes ranked 29th in goals against per game in 2013, ahead of only the
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Fantasy Hockey: Evaluating and Projecting Goaltenders
How good a goaltender projects to be is a very precarious proposition. There are so many mitigating factors that play into how a goaltender performs at the NHL level that anyone who proclaims that they know a certain goaltender will be elite before they actually prove it over a large sample (there’s no real baseline, but
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Stanley Cup Finals: Blackhawks Ride Rollercoaster to 6-5 OT Victory in Boston
For the third time in four games, the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins needed overtime to determine a winner, but Game 4 hardly resembled the prior three. The electric action featured eleven goals, just one fewer than the total racked up in the first three games. Star netminders Tuukka Rask and Corey Crawford finally cracked, leading to a deluge of goals capped off by Brent Seabrook’s OT winner.
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Stanley Cup Finals: Previewing Game 4 in Boston
Tonight the Boston Bruins have the opportunity to put themselves on the brink of their seventh title, by earning their fourth 3-1 series lead of the postseason. Of course, they were able to close out their three previous series from that position, although they needed seven games and a miracle to finish off the Maple
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2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Power Ranking the Bruins’ and Blackhawks’ Top Conn Smythe Candidates
With the Los Angles Kings’ double overtime loss on Saturday night, Jonathan Quick’s campaign to become the first back-to-back Conn Smythe Trophy winner since Mario Lemieux came to a crashing halt. As a result, we now know the next player to earn the coveted title of playoff MVP will be either a Blackhawk or a Bruin.