Category Week Planner · 2026-27
Fantasy hockey week planner 2026-27
Every fantasy week of the season with its games and off-nights. Open a week for schedule strength by category and a player rater with punt mode. For the season-long team grid see NHL games per week.
Schedule checked:
Plan week 2 (Oct 5-11) →By category: shots on goal · hits · blocks · faceoffs won · saves
| Week | Dates | NHL games | Teams with 4+ | Off-nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 28-Oct 4 | 39 | 2 | 5 |
| Week 2plan this week | Oct 5-11 | 47 | 4 | 5 |
| Week 3 | Oct 12-18 | 50 | 6 | 4 |
| Week 4 | Oct 19-25 | 48 | 5 | 4 |
| Week 5 | Oct 26-Nov 1 | 47 | 5 | 4 |
| Week 6 | Nov 2-8 | 51 | 11 | 4 |
| Week 7 | Nov 9-15 | 48 | 5 | 5 |
| Week 8 | Nov 16-22 | 47 | 6 | 3 |
| Week 9 | Nov 23-29 | 52 | 10 | 3 |
| Week 10 | Nov 30-Dec 6 | 52 | 10 | 5 |
| Week 11 | Dec 7-13 | 49 | 6 | 4 |
| Week 12 | Dec 14-20 | 54 | 14 | 6 |
| Week 13 | Dec 21-27 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 14 | Dec 28-Jan 3 | 55 | 15 | 5 |
| Week 15 | Jan 4-10 | 51 | 8 | 5 |
| Week 16 | Jan 11-17 | 51 | 7 | 4 |
| Week 17 | Jan 18-24 | 54 | 15 | 4 |
| Week 18 | Jan 25-31 | 51 | 10 | 4 |
| Week 19 | Feb 1-7 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Week 20 | Feb 8-14 | 34 | 2 | 6 |
| Week 21 | Feb 15-21 | 57 | 20 | 4 |
| Week 22 | Feb 22-28 | 50 | 5 | 6 |
| Week 23 | Mar 1-7 | 53 | 12 | 7 |
| Week 24 | Mar 8-14 | 49 | 5 | 4 |
| Week 25 | Mar 15-21 | 55 | 15 | 5 |
| Week 26 | Mar 22-28 | 51 | 8 | 4 |
| Week 27 | Mar 29-Apr 4 | 52 | 10 | 5 |
| Week 28 | Apr 5-11 | 49 | 6 | 4 |
How it works
- Volume first. We count each team's games in the Monday-to-Sunday fantasy week and flag off-nights (fewer than 10 games) and back-to-backs. See games per week for the whole season.
- Opponents second, only where it helps. For each category we measure what every team allows per game (shots on goal against, hits and blocks its opponents record, faceoffs its opponents win, goals against). A factor of 1.10 means 10% more than the league average. We then tested out of sample whether these factors improve weekly forecasts over games times each team's own rate. They did, by a small margin, for shots on goal, hits, blocks, faceoffs won and goalie saves (where the factor is the opponent's own shots), so only those use them. Goals, assists, points, penalty minutes and goals against are volume only. The table below has the numbers.
- Each factor is shrunk toward average by how reliable that category is at the team level. We split last season's games into odd and even halves: when the halves agree (high split-half r), team differences are real and the factor is kept; when they do not, it is pulled toward 1. Early in the season this year's small sample is blended with last season, regressed by how well team factors carried over from one season to the next.
- Player rates come from rest-of-season projections: LineupExperts for goals, assists, points, PIM, shots, hits, blocks and goalie wins, saves and goals against, with our derived projection model filling power-play points, shorthanded points, plus/minus and faceoffs. Anything still missing (and shutouts) comes from our box scores, this season plus last season at half weight.
- Goalies: expected starts come from our goalie start model where it covers the week, otherwise from each goalie's share of projected starts, normalised so a team's goalies add up to one start per game. Wins get the Schedule Edge win-probability change for each game.
- The rater turns weekly totals into z-scores within the top 300 skaters and 64 goalies, then sums them with your weights. Punted categories count for nothing. SV% and GAA are scored by impact, so one start cannot top them.
Frequently asked questions
Which week should I plan?
Monday to Friday, the current week; from Saturday, next week, because weekly lineups and most adds lock on Monday. The highlighted week follows that rule.
What does the week planner show?
For each week: games and off-night games per team, back-to-backs, and schedule strength for the categories where opponents measurably matter (shots, hits, blocks, faceoffs and goalie saves), plus a player rater with category weights and punt mode.
Can it use my league settings?
Yes. Connect an ESPN or Fantrax league and the rater loads your categories (or points per stat), marks your players and can hide players rostered in your league. Yahoo sync is unavailable right now.