Weekly Schedule
Games per team for the week of 2026-12-21. Highlighted columns = off-nights (<8 games league-wide — max streamer leverage). B2B = back-to-backs; Opp GF/GA = how much the week's opponents score / give up per game (high Opp GA = soft schedule); red pattern badges (3in4, 5in7…) = compressed stretches that drain legs and force backup goalies, green light = rest-heavy week. 2026-27 appears automatically once the NHL publishes it.
❓ How to read this (plain English)
Fantasy weeks are won on volume: more games, more off-nights, softer opponents.
- Off-night
- A date with few NHL games — your streamed player fills an empty roster slot instead of benching someone.
- Opp GF / GA
- How much this week's opponents score and allow per game. High Opp GA = soft goaltending ahead = start your skaters.
- 3in4 / 5in7
- Compressed stretches — tired legs, backup goalies. Red = grind; green light = rested week.
- B2B
- Back-to-back sets — the second night usually means the backup goalie starts.
| Team | Mon 12-21 5g | Tue 12-22 11g | Wed 12-23 0g | Thu 12-24 0g | Fri 12-25 0g | Sat 12-26 11g | Sun 12-27 7g | Mon 12-28 7g | Tue 12-29 11g | Wed 12-30 5g | Thu 12-31 8g | Fri 01-01 5g | Sat 01-02 14g | Sun 01-03 5g | GP | Off | B2B | Opp GF | Opp GA | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | @PHI | MTL | @WSH | EDM | @MTL | WSH | BOS | @NYR | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3.21 | 3.01 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||
| STL | @FLA | @TBL | NYR | @COL | @VGK | @MIN | CGY | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3.15 | 2.93 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| VGK | CAR | @ANA | @SJS | @MIN | @CHI | STL | COL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3.15 | 3.08 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| VAN | UTA | @CGY | LAK | SEA | @UTA | @SEA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.87 | 3.02 | |||||||||
| FLA | STL | TBL | NSH | BUF | @NSH | MTL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.17 | 3.07 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| WSH | @TOR | CBJ | EDM | @NYI | @CBJ | OTT | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.11 | 3.14 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| BOS | @NYI | NYI | @NJD | EDM | @CHI | @CBJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2.89 | 3.07 | 3in45in8 | ||||||||
| CAR | @VGK | PIT | TBL | @PIT | @DET | NSH | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.28 | 3.07 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| TOR | WSH | @DET | @MTL | @ANA | @LAK | @SJS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.07 | 3.17 | |||||||||
| PIT | BUF | @CAR | CAR | @OTT | MIN | EDM | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.44 | 2.96 | 3in44in6 | ||||||||
| NJD | @NYR | @BUF | BOS | @UTA | @ANA | @LAK | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.13 | 3.05 | 3in45in8 | ||||||||
| NSH | WPG | DET | @FLA | @TBL | FLA | @CAR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.12 | 3.1 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| SJS | @SEA | VGK | @WPG | @CGY | PHI | TOR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.88 | 3.14 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| TBL | STL | @FLA | @CAR | NSH | MTL | BUF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.19 | 3.1 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| MTL | @CBJ | TOR | DAL | CBJ | @TBL | @FLA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.15 | 3.09 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| DET | TOR | @NSH | @BUF | @NYR | CAR | EDM | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.22 | 3.16 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| CGY | @DAL | VAN | SJS | WPG | @WPG | @STL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.88 | 3.24 | 3in44in6 | ||||||||
| PHI | CBJ | @CHI | @SEA | @SJS | @ANA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.91 | 3.31 | ||||||||||
| EDM | @CBJ | @WSH | @BOS | @DET | @PIT | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.18 | 3.04 | 3in45in8 | |||||||||
| ANA | VGK | COL | TOR | NJD | PHI | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.12 | 2.99 | ||||||||||
| BUF | @PIT | NJD | DET | @FLA | @TBL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.14 | 3.09 | ||||||||||
| NYI | BOS | @BOS | OTT | WSH | @SEA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3.16 | 3.01 | ||||||||||
| NYR | NJD | @STL | DET | @DAL | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.96 | 3.01 | ||||||||||
| SEA | SJS | PHI | @VAN | NYI | VAN | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.78 | 3.4 | 4in6 | |||||||||
| MIN | LAK | WPG | VGK | @PIT | STL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3.01 | 3.04 | ||||||||||
| LAK | @MIN | UTA | @VAN | TOR | NJD | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.99 | 3.26 | ||||||||||
| UTA | @VAN | @LAK | NJD | COL | VAN | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 3.21 | ||||||||||
| WPG | @NSH | @MIN | SJS | @CGY | CGY | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.87 | 3.18 | ||||||||||
| DAL | CGY | @MTL | @OTT | NYR | CHI | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.94 | 3.1 | ||||||||||
| CHI | PHI | VGK | BOS | @DAL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.19 | 2.9 | |||||||||||
| COL | @ANA | STL | @UTA | @VGK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.13 | 3.12 | |||||||||||
| OTT | @NYI | DAL | PIT | @WSH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.21 | 2.91 |