Weekly Schedule
Games per team for the week of 2026-12-28. 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 12-28 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 | Mon 01-04 7g | Tue 01-05 9g | Wed 01-06 4g | Thu 01-07 10g | Fri 01-08 5g | Sat 01-09 13g | Sun 01-10 3g | GP | Off | B2B | Opp GF | Opp GA | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | EDM | @NYI | @CBJ | OTT | TOR | @LAK | @SJS | @ANA | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3.08 | 3.21 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||
| SJS | @WPG | @CGY | PHI | TOR | NJD | DAL | WSH | NYR | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2.93 | 3.06 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||
| NSH | @FLA | @TBL | FLA | @CAR | EDM | @WPG | @MIN | @COL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3.27 | 3 | 3in44in6 | ||||||
| BUF | DET | @FLA | @TBL | WPG | @BOS | @CBJ | CAR | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3.14 | 3.04 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| COL | STL | @UTA | @VGK | VGK | OTT | SEA | NSH | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.08 | 3.04 | ||||||||
| PHI | @SEA | @SJS | @ANA | @LAK | TOR | @TOR | CHI | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2.91 | 3.37 | 3in45in8 | |||||||
| FLA | NSH | BUF | @NSH | MTL | @CGY | @EDM | @VAN | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3.04 | 3.24 | 3in44in6 | |||||||
| EDM | @WSH | @BOS | @DET | @PIT | @NSH | FLA | NYI | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3.09 | 3.09 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| VAN | LAK | SEA | @UTA | @SEA | NYI | TBL | FLA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.96 | 3.01 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| CHI | VGK | BOS | @DAL | @MTL | @NYR | @NJD | @PHI | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3.11 | 2.97 | 3in4 | |||||||
| DAL | @OTT | NYR | CHI | DET | @SJS | @ANA | @LAK | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.95 | 3.2 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| SEA | PHI | @VAN | NYI | VAN | TBL | @COL | @VGK | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3.03 | 3.08 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| DET | @BUF | @NYR | CAR | EDM | @DAL | UTA | BOS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.31 | 2.96 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| VGK | @MIN | @CHI | STL | COL | @COL | MIN | SEA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.13 | 2.87 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| CBJ | @MTL | WSH | BOS | @NYR | NYR | @NJD | BUF | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3.11 | 3.01 | 3in44in65in75in8 | |||||||
| CAR | TBL | @PIT | @DET | NSH | STL | PIT | @BUF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3.24 | 3.07 | 3in44in6 | |||||||
| TBL | @CAR | NSH | MTL | BUF | @SEA | @VAN | @CGY | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3.03 | 3.17 | 3in44in6 | |||||||
| CGY | SJS | WPG | @WPG | @STL | FLA | NYI | TBL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.96 | 3.13 | 3in44in65in8 | |||||||
| LAK | @VAN | TOR | NJD | PHI | WSH | DAL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.97 | 3.17 | |||||||||
| ANA | TOR | NJD | PHI | MIN | DAL | WSH | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3.09 | 3.01 | |||||||||
| BOS | EDM | @CHI | @CBJ | BUF | @MTL | @DET | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.13 | 3.11 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| WPG | SJS | @CGY | CGY | @BUF | NSH | UTA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.96 | 3.15 | |||||||||
| MIN | VGK | @PIT | STL | @ANA | @VGK | NSH | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.16 | 3.15 | |||||||||
| STL | @COL | @VGK | @MIN | CGY | @CAR | OTT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.26 | 2.87 | 3in44in65in8 | ||||||||
| TOR | @ANA | @LAK | @SJS | @WSH | @PHI | PHI | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.11 | |||||||||
| MTL | CBJ | @TBL | @FLA | CHI | BOS | PIT | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.14 | 3.11 | |||||||||
| PIT | CAR | @OTT | MIN | EDM | @CAR | @MTL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.43 | 2.98 | 3in44in6 | ||||||||
| NJD | @UTA | @ANA | @LAK | @SJS | CBJ | CHI | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.96 | 3.21 | 3in4 | ||||||||
| OTT | DAL | PIT | @WSH | @UTA | @COL | @STL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3.29 | 2.87 | 3in4 | ||||||||
| NYR | DET | @DAL | CBJ | @CBJ | CHI | @SJS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.97 | 3.13 | |||||||||
| UTA | NJD | COL | VAN | OTT | @DET | @WPG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.09 | |||||||||
| NYI | WSH | @SEA | @VAN | @CGY | @EDM | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.89 | 3.24 |