Welcome back to The Oil Rig‘s weekly fantasy update! We aim to bring you the information you need to show up your friends (or enemies) and get bragging rights by winning your league.
Each week we provide a schedule breakdown showing which teams to stream players from, who is hot and who is cold, some sleeper picks with low owned percentages to keep an eye on, and some Edmonton Oilers fantasy hockey updates.
Keep checking back for a new update each week.
NHL weekly schedule
Games per day from March 3 to March 9
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
Week 20 returns to being a traditional seven day week with games scheduled Monday to Sunday. Games per day are spread throughout the week with a lesser concentration of games on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights than we’re used to seeing. Fantasy managers will have ample opportunity to maximize their games played on the week using well timed add/drops.
Keep these resources at the top of your season-long tool list. Use them to guide your transactions. These become more valuable as the season goes on and teams establish themselves in overall power rankings.
Daily Faceoff provides a schedule table with each team’s games over the upcoming fantasy week for easy comparison between teams focusing on back-to-backs and off-day games.
Left Wing Lock goes deeper to look at strength of schedule so you can see which teams have easy games coming up and could be focused on for your streaming options.
Teams playing two times this week:
- Utah Hockey Club
Teams playing four times this week:
- Anaheim Ducks
- Buffalo Sabres
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Dallas Stars
- Los Angeles Kings
- New York Islanders
- New York Rangers
- Philadelphia Flyers
- San Jose Sharks
- Seattle Kraken
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Washington Capitals
- Winnipeg Jets
Off-night tracking
Here is a list of teams to consider adding players from in effort to increase your total games played on the week.
| Team | Off-night Games |
|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | 3 (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 3 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) |
| Los Angeles Kings | 3 (Monday, Wednesday, Sunday) |
| New York Rangers | 3 (Monday, Wednesday, Sunday) |
| Vancouver Canucks | 3 (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 3 (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) |
| Washington Capitals | 4 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) |
Back-to-back tracking
Use this week’s back-to-back games to plan out some extra goalie starts in spots where teams will be leaning on backup goaltenders.
| Team | Back-to-Back Games |
|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | Tuesday, Wednesday |
| Buffalo Sabres | Monday, Tuesday |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Friday, Saturday |
| Dallas Stars | Saturday, Sunday |
| Detroit Red Wings | Thursday, Friday |
| Los Angeles Kings | Saturday, Sunday |
| New York Islanders | Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday |
| New York Rangers | Saturday, Sunday |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Saturday, Sunday |
| San Jose Sharks | Monday, Tuesday |
| St Louis Blues | Friday, Saturday |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Monday, Tuesday |
| Utah Hockey Club | Thursday, Friday |
| Winnipeg Jets | Thursday, Friday |
Strength of schedule
Easy schedules
| Team | Opponents |
|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | Boston Bruins, Seattle Kraken, Chicago Blackhawks |
| Ottawa Senators | Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers |
| Utah Hockey Club | Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks |
Difficult schedules
| Team | Opponents |
|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | Carolina Hurricanes, Utah Hockey Club, Washington Capitals |
| New Jersey Devils | Dallas Stars, Winnipeg Jets, Philadelphia Flyers |
Hottest teams
Last 10 games played
- Tampa Bay Lightning 9–0–1
- Winnipeg Jets 8–1–1
- Toronto Maple Leafs 8–2–0
- Florida Panthers 8–2–0
- Dallas Stars 7–2–1
Coldest teams
Last 10 games played
- San Jose Sharks 1–6–3
- Chicago Blackhawks 2–6–2
- Nashville Predators 3–7-0
- Edmonton Oilers 3–6-1
- Calgary Flames 3–5–2
Fantasy hockey team of the week
The fantasy team of the week highlights the top player at each position from the previous week. Scoring follows Yahoo!’s default point settings and categories.
Left wing
Jason Robertson – 66.5 FPTS
Robertson has left his early season rust in the rear view mirror and returned to the superstar form that we expected to be leading the Dallas Stars. Over the last week, Robertson scored 5G while adding 3A, 15SOG, 3PPP, and a +2 rating. The Stars are amongst the leagues hottest teams now having won five of their last six games.
Centre
Nick Suzuki – 57.3 FPTS
Suzuki had three consecutive multi-point games on his way to lead all centers in fantasy points this week. His 3G, 4A, +3 rating, and 3PPP helped the Montreal Canadiens win four consecutive games. The PP1 group for the Canadiens has provided the bulk of the teams offensive production this week. Suzuki is at the center of that production, especially when the game is on the line.
Right wing
David Pastrnak – 56.10 FPTS
Pastrnak turned in 4G on an outstanding 19SOG this week while adding 2A, and 1BLK. The superstar winger has 32G on the season which ranks fourth in the NHL. With 20 games remaining on the year, he has an outside chance of reaching the 50-goal mark. The Boston Bruins will need every bit of that scoring power if they hope to climb back into a wild card spot down the stretch.
Defence
Colton Parayko – 53.10 FPTS
The St. Louis Blues have came out of the 4 Nations cup break on fire. Led by Colton Parayko and Jordan Binnington, the Blues won four consecutive games prior to losing to Dallas on Sunday. Parayko tallied 3G and 2A over that stretch on his way to a +5 rating. His 9SOG and 9BLK add strong accessory stat category production in many formats.
Goalie
Andrei Vasilevskiy – 80.2 FPTS
Vasilevskiy repeats as the top goaltender on the week after winning his eighth consecutive game including a 27-save shutout over the Calgary Flames. The star goaltender is making a push for Vezina consideration now having allowed one or less goals against since February 9.
Streamers of the week
It’s basically expected that the league’s top players will be the ones you want on your roster week in, and week out. But those players aren’t likely to be available for you to pick up. Here are some players who are hot with low ownership percentages that you should consider picking up for the week.
Pavel Buchnevich (C,LW,RW) – St Louis Blues 56% Rostered
Buchnevich had his six-game point streak snapped on Sunday against the Dallas Stars. His impressive streak featured 2G, 7A, a +8 rating, and 16SOG. His triple-position eligibility is helpful for managers looking to add a versatile starter. Look for the Blues to remain hot in week 20 with games against Los Angeles and Anaheim.
Boone Jenner (C,LW) – Columbus Blue Jackets 28% Rostered
Jenner is a repeat recommendation going into week 20 action. If you were following along with us, leading into week 19 action you hopefully took this advice ahead of your league mates. Jenner amassed 7A over 4GP with a +7 rating and 9SOG. The Blue Jackets scored 21G over those same four games. Look for continued production from Jenner and the Blue Jackets.
Noah Hanifin (D) – Vegas Golden Knights 62% Rostered
Shea Theodore remains out for the Vegas Golden Knights. Hanifin slides into his spot on the Golden Knights PP1 unit. Hanifin is making the most of this opportunity with 1G, 4A, 3PPP, and 12SOG over his past 3GP. Look for Hanifin to continue raking with three high scoring game projects on the schedule for week 20 action.
John Gibson (G) – Anaheim Ducks 15% Rostered
Adding Gibson is more of a speculative add than a sure thing. Anaheim travels through western Canada playing Edmonton and Vancouver on back-to-back nights. Gibson is expected to start one of those games. Aside from the expected start, the veteran goaltender is rumored to be traded at the deadline Friday March 7. His landing spot could prove to be a major break for a fantasy team looking to improve their goaltending group.
Edmonton Oilers fantasy updates
John Klingberg (D) – Edmonton Oilers – 2% Rostered
Klingberg has provided 1G and 3A over his last 4GP. His offensive production remains capped without exposure to the Oilers top PP unit, but its worth note that he has a spot on the teams rarely featured PP2 unit comprised of veterans. His ice time has fluctuated between 15:32 and 19:13 over his last 4GP. With Darnell Nurse day-to-day, Klingberg has additional opportunity to seize fantasy relevant ice time for the Oilers.
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