Phil Kessel

Mid-Season Grades: NHL Metropolitan Division 1. Washington Capitals      Grade: A+ http://gty.im/470135766 Overall Record: 31-7-3 Home Record: 15-3-1 Road Record: 16-4-2 The Washington Capitals have had a breakthrough season, starting the first half of the season at 31-7-3 with one of the highest point totals in the NHL (65 points). The Caps…

NHL Power Rankings Week http://gty.im/495546396 This week were a few moves at the bottom, with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets and Anaheim Ducks showing improvement over the course of the week.  The top of the heap is still a tight heat between the Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers and Washington Capitals all…

NHL Power Rankings Week 3 http://gty.im/492526524 Each week, we will be evaluating teams based on a number of factors such as their record for the week, goal differential, strength of their opponents, and more through Sunday's games. While it is still very early in the season, teams are starting to break out just a bit, and open up some gaps…

http://gty.im/465079257 Two Teams Make Big Changes Looking For The NHL's Biggest Prize A lot of teams around the league made extensive changes during the off season, but two in particular made grand scale changes that had the whole league watching to see how they might pan out. The Dallas Stars acquired Goaltender Antti Niemi in a trade with the…