Weekly planning
NHL games per week 2026-27
Schedule checked:
Next up: week 2 (Oct 5-11)
4 teams with four or more games · off-nights: Mon (4), Tue (9), Wed (3), Fri (4), Sun (3) · category planner for week 2
| Team | Games | Off-night | Home | B2B | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Mon vs WPGWed @ WSHFri @ CBJSat vs DAL* |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Tue @ MTLThu vs VANSat @ CHISun @ PHI* |
| Ottawa Senators | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Mon @ BOSTue @ DET*Thu vs PHISat vs NSH |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mon @ TBLThu @ OTTSat @ BOSSun vs CAR* |
| New York Rangers | 3 | 3 | 2 | Tue vs NYIFri @ WSHSun vs VAN | |
| Seattle Kraken | 3 | 3 | 1 | Tue vs VGKFri @ DETSun @ WSH | |
| Washington Capitals | 3 | 3 | 3 | Wed vs PITFri vs NYRSun vs SEA | |
| Winnipeg Jets | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Mon @ PIT*Wed vs COLFri vs ANA |
| Anaheim Ducks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Wed vs EDMFri @ WPGSat @ CGY* |
| Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Tue vs OTTFri vs SEASat @ MTL* |
| Boston Bruins | 3 | 1 | 3 | Mon vs OTTThu vs UTASat vs PHI | |
| Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 1 | 3 | Tue vs MINThu vs DALSat vs UTA | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 3 | 1 | 2 | Tue vs STLThu @ NYISat vs CAR | |
| Dallas Stars | 3 | 1 | 1 | Mon vs SJSThu @ BUFSat @ PIT | |
| Minnesota Wild | 3 | 1 | 0 | Tue @ BUFThu @ TBLSat @ FLA | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 1 | 3 | Tue vs CARThu vs NSHSat vs DET | |
| Nashville Predators | 3 | 1 | 0 | Tue @ TORThu @ MTLSat @ OTT | |
| New York Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 | Tue @ NYRThu vs CHISat vs TBL | |
| San Jose Sharks | 3 | 1 | 1 | Mon @ DALThu @ STLSat vs EDM | |
| St. Louis Blues | 3 | 1 | 2 | Tue @ CHIThu vs SJSSat vs CBJ | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 1 | 2 | Mon vs PHIThu vs MINSat @ NYI | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 1 | 1 | Tue vs NSHThu @ VGKSat @ COL | |
| Utah Mammoth | 3 | 1 | 0 | Tue @ NJDThu @ BOSSat @ BUF | |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 3 | 1 | 2 | Tue @ SEAThu vs TORSat vs LAK | |
| Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Wed @ WPGThu @ CGY*Sat vs TOR |
| Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Thu @ CARSat @ NJDSun @ NYR* |
| Edmonton Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0 | Wed @ ANASat @ SJS | |
| Florida Panthers | 2 | 1 | 1 | Tue @ LAKSat vs MIN | |
| Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | Tue vs FLASat @ VGK | |
| New Jersey Devils | 2 | 1 | 2 | Tue vs UTASat vs VAN | |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Fri vs PITSat @ STL* |
| Calgary Flames | 2 | 0 | 2 | Thu vs COLSat vs ANA |
Green dates are off-nights (fewer than 10 games). * second game of a back-to-back.
Following week: week 3 (Oct 12-18)
6 teams with four or more games · off-nights: Mon (3), Wed (2), Fri (2), Sun (2) · category planner for week 3
| Team | Games | Off-night | Home | B2B | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Mon vs VGKTue @ WPG*Thu vs STLSun vs CBJ |
| Buffalo Sabres | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mon vs FLATue @ MTL*Thu @ TORSat @ MTL |
| Florida Panthers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mon @ BUFTue @ CBJ*Thu vs VANSat vs SEA |
| New Jersey Devils | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mon vs OTTTue @ DET*Thu vs NYRSat @ WSH |
| Ottawa Senators | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mon @ NJDTue vs STL*Thu vs NYISat @ PHI |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mon @ MINTue @ NSH*Thu vs CGYSat vs PIT |
| Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Tue @ DALWed vs DAL*Fri vs PIT |
| Calgary Flames | 3 | 1 | 1 | Tue @ ANAThu @ VGKSun vs CAR | |
| Boston Bruins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Tue @ SJSFri @ ANASat @ LAK* |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Tue vs WSHSat @ WPGSun @ CGY* |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Tue vs FLASat vs NYRSun @ MIN* |
| Dallas Stars | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Tue vs COLWed @ COL*Sat @ CHI |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Tue vs BUFWed @ WSH*Sat vs BUF |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Tue @ CHIFri @ COLSat @ VGK* |
| Washington Capitals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Tue @ CARWed vs MTL*Sat vs NJD |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | Tue vs PITThu vs WPGSat vs DAL | |
| Detroit Red Wings | 3 | 0 | 3 | Tue vs NJDThu vs PHISat vs SJS | |
| Edmonton Oilers | 3 | 0 | 1 | Tue @ LAKThu vs UTASat @ UTA | |
| Nashville Predators | 3 | 0 | 3 | Tue vs VGKThu vs SJSSat vs STL | |
| New York Islanders | 3 | 0 | 1 | Tue vs VANThu @ OTTSat @ TOR | |
| New York Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | Tue vs TBLThu @ NJDSat @ CBJ | |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | 0 | 2 | Tue vs SEAThu @ DETSat vs OTT | |
| Seattle Kraken | 3 | 0 | 0 | Tue @ PHIThu @ TBLSat @ FLA | |
| San Jose Sharks | 3 | 0 | 1 | Tue vs BOSThu @ NSHSat @ DET | |
| St. Louis Blues | 3 | 0 | 0 | Tue @ OTTThu @ MINSat @ NSH | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 0 | 2 | Tue @ NYRThu vs SEASat vs VAN | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 2 | Tue @ UTAThu vs BUFSat vs NYI | |
| Utah Mammoth | 3 | 0 | 2 | Tue vs TORThu @ EDMSat vs EDM | |
| Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 0 | 0 | Tue @ NYIThu @ FLASat @ TBL | |
| Winnipeg Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | Tue vs MINThu @ CHISat vs CAR | |
| Anaheim Ducks | 2 | 1 | 2 | Tue vs CGYFri vs BOS | |
| Los Angeles Kings | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tue vs EDMSat vs BOS |
Green dates are off-nights (fewer than 10 games). * second game of a back-to-back.
Games per week, every week of 2026-27
Each cell is a team's games that fantasy week; the small number is how many of them fall on off-nights. Scroll sideways on a phone.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | 22 | 32 | 21 | 41 | 31 | 42 | 32 | 3 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 2 | 84 |
| BOS | 32 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 41 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 84 |
| BUF | 21 | 31 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 32 | 43 | 3 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 32 | 44 | 32 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 84 |
| CGY | 32 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 43 | 44 | 32 | 3 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 42 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 44 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 84 |
| CAR | 32 | 42 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 42 | 31 | 42 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 32 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 32 | 84 |
| CHI | 32 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 41 | 31 | 43 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 84 |
| COL | 21 | 31 | 32 | 43 | 21 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 43 | 31 | 84 |
| CBJ | 21 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 32 | 44 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 84 |
| DAL | 21 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 31 | 43 | 84 |
| DET | 22 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 43 | 2 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 84 |
| EDM | 32 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 44 | 11 | 43 | 31 | 44 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 84 |
| FLA | 33 | 21 | 41 | 32 | 21 | 43 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 42 | 31 | 84 |
| LAK | 21 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 43 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 32 | 44 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 43 | 31 | 84 |
| MIN | 21 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 31 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 44 | 31 | 84 |
| MTL | 21 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 43 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 84 |
| NSH | 21 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 84 |
| NJD | 21 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 32 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 41 | 31 | 32 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 31 | 84 |
| NYI | 21 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 32 | 42 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 43 | 31 | 84 |
| NYR | 44 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 43 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 84 |
| OTT | 1 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 41 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 41 | 42 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 42 | 33 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 84 |
| PHI | 32 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 44 | 22 | 32 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 84 |
| PIT | 21 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 33 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 84 |
| SJS | 21 | 31 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 42 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 44 | 3 | 42 | 33 | 43 | 21 | 84 |
| SEA | 32 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 3 | 41 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 41 | 2 | 42 | 84 |
| STL | 21 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 33 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 22 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 84 |
| TBL | 21 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 43 | 2 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 42 | 3 | 31 | 42 | 84 |
| TOR | 32 | 31 | 3 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 84 |
| UTA | 32 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 42 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 84 |
| VAN | 43 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 42 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 41 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 84 |
| VGK | 33 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 41 | 33 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 44 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 84 |
| WSH | 21 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 43 | 44 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 44 | 31 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 84 |
| WPG | 22 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 41 | 43 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 43 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 21 | 43 | 84 |
How it works
- We count each team's regular-season games inside each Monday-to-Sunday fantasy week, the same weeks Yahoo, ESPN and Fantrax use and the same week numbers as our schedule optimizer.
- A date with fewer than 10 games is an off-night. The schedule comes from the NHL and is refreshed from our database a few times a day, so postponements show up after the next refresh.
- A back-to-back is a game the day after the team's previous game, including a Monday game after a Sunday game the week before. Second nights often mean a backup goalie; see the Goalie start planner.
Frequently asked questions
How many games does an NHL team play in a week?
Usually two to four. Over an 84-game season most teams play three games in a typical Monday-to-Sunday fantasy week, with a few four-game and two-game weeks each month and occasional one-game weeks around breaks.
What is an off-night in fantasy hockey?
A night with fewer than 10 NHL games. Fewer teams play, so in daily-lineup leagues a player who skates that night is less likely to be stuck on your bench behind a full lineup. Off-night games are worth more than games on busy nights like Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Why do four-game weeks matter?
In weekly head-to-head leagues volume wins counting categories. A skater with four games instead of three gets a third more chances at goals, shots, hits and blocks, which usually matters more than the opponent.
When does a fantasy hockey week start?
Yahoo, ESPN and Fantrax head-to-head weeks run Monday to Sunday. Our week numbers follow that calendar. The opening week of the season includes the first games before the first full Monday.
Does the planner account for opponents?
This page counts games only. The Category Week Planner adds the opponent side for each category: shots allowed, hit and block environments, faceoffs and goalie saves where that measurably helps, plus a punt mode for your league.