NHL fantasy streamers, Week 3
Week 3 runs Oct 12-18: 50 games, and BUF, FLA, MIN, NJD, OTT, VGK play the most at 4. 4 light nights (7 games or fewer). The top points-league streamer outside our top 160 is Elias Lindholm (BOS), projected for 4.7 fantasy points over 3 games left. Goalie starts below are confirmed for games played and projected for the rest.
Games per team, Week 3 (Oct 12-18)
| Team | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | G | B2B |
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| BUF | FLA | @MTL | - | @TOR | - | @MTL | - | 4 | 1 |
| FLA | @BUF | @CBJ | - | VAN | - | SEA | - | 4 | 1 |
| MIN | VGK | @WPG | - | STL | - | - | CBJ | 4 | 1 |
| NJD | OTT | @DET | - | NYR | - | @WSH | - | 4 | 1 |
| OTT | @NJD | STL | - | NYI | - | @PHI | - | 4 | 1 |
| VGK | @MIN | @NSH | - | CGY | - | PIT | - | 4 | 1 |
| BOS | - | @SJS | - | - | @ANA | @LAK | - | 3 | 1 |
| CAR | - | WSH | - | - | - | @WPG | @CGY | 3 | 1 |
| CBJ | - | FLA | - | - | - | NYR | @MIN | 3 | 1 |
| CGY | - | @ANA | - | @VGK | - | - | CAR | 3 | |
| CHI | - | PIT | - | WPG | - | DAL | - | 3 | |
| COL | - | @DAL | DAL | - | PIT | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| DAL | - | COL | @COL | - | - | @CHI | - | 3 | 1 |
| DET | - | NJD | - | PHI | - | SJS | - | 3 | |
| EDM | - | @LAK | - | UTA | - | @UTA | - | 3 | |
| MTL | - | BUF | @WSH | - | - | BUF | - | 3 | 1 |
| NSH | - | VGK | - | SJS | - | STL | - | 3 | |
| NYI | - | VAN | - | @OTT | - | @TOR | - | 3 | |
| NYR | - | TBL | - | @NJD | - | @CBJ | - | 3 | |
| PHI | - | SEA | - | @DET | - | OTT | - | 3 | |
| PIT | - | @CHI | - | - | @COL | @VGK | - | 3 | 1 |
| SEA | - | @PHI | - | @TBL | - | @FLA | - | 3 | |
| SJS | - | BOS | - | @NSH | - | @DET | - | 3 | |
| STL | - | @OTT | - | @MIN | - | @NSH | - | 3 | |
| TBL | - | @NYR | - | SEA | - | VAN | - | 3 | |
| TOR | - | @UTA | - | BUF | - | NYI | - | 3 | |
| UTA | - | TOR | - | @EDM | - | EDM | - | 3 | |
| VAN | - | @NYI | - | @FLA | - | @TBL | - | 3 | |
| WPG | - | MIN | - | @CHI | - | CAR | - | 3 | |
| WSH | - | @CAR | MTL | - | - | NJD | - | 3 | 1 |
| ANA | - | CGY | - | - | BOS | - | - | 2 | |
| LAK | - | EDM | - | - | - | BOS | - | 2 | |
| Games | 3 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 50 |
Light nights are shaded: Mon Oct 12 (3), Wed Oct 14 (2), Fri Oct 16 (2), Sun Oct 18 (2). B2B counts second nights of back-to-backs, including a Monday after a Sunday game. Road games show as @. Schedule from the NHL.
Best skater streamers for points leagues
Skaters ranked outside our top 160, not listed out, ordered by projected fantasy points: per-game value times games left this week.
| Player | Rank | Games left | Light | FP/G | Week proj. | Opponents |
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 Elias Lindholm CBOS | #169 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | 1.58 | 4.7 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Igor Chernyshov LWSJS | #191 | 3 | 0 | 1.52 | 4.6 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
 Jacob Trouba DSJS | #201 | 3 | 0 | 1.48 | 4.4 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
 Mason Marchment LWSJS | #205 | 3 | 0 | 1.47 | 4.4 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
 JJ Peterka RWBOS | #225 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | 1.38 | 4.1 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Fraser Minten CBOS | #239 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | 1.35 | 4.0 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Darnell Nurse DSJS | #240 | 3 | 0 | 1.35 | 4.0 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
 James Hagens CBOS | #241 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | 1.34 | 4.0 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
L1 PP1 | #246 | 3 | 0 | 1.33 | 4.0 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
 Kasperi Kapanen RWEDM | #249 | 3 | 0 | 1.32 | 4.0 | @LAK, UTA, @UTA |
 Filip Hallander CEDM | #257 | 3 | 0 | 1.30 | 3.9 | @LAK, UTA, @UTA |
 Alex Formenton LWEDM | #270 | 3 | 0 | 1.27 | 3.8 | @LAK, UTA, @UTA |
 Collin Graf RWSJS | #272 | 3 | 0 | 1.27 | 3.8 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
 Mattias Ekholm DEDM | #290 | 3 | 0 | 1.23 | 3.7 | @LAK, UTA, @UTA |
 Matthew Poitras CBOS | #297 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | 1.21 | 3.6 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
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Goalie starts this week
Started this week is confirmed from the box scores (W, L or O for an overtime loss). Projected starts are the team's games left times each goalie's share of its last ten starts, a projection rather than a confirmation.
| Team | Games | Left | Started this week | Projected starts left |
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| BUF1 B2B | 4 | 2 | Mon Ellis |
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| FLA1 B2B | 4 | 2 | Mon Markstrom |
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| MIN1 B2B | 4 | 2 | Mon Wallstedt (W) |
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| NJD1 B2B | 4 | 2 | Mon Daws (L) |
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| OTT1 B2B | 4 | 2 | Mon Ullmark (W) |
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| VGK1 B2B | 4 | 2 | Mon Hart (L) | |
| BOS1 B2B | 3 | 3 | - |
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| EDM | 3 | 3 | - | |
| SJS | 3 | 3 | - |
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| CAR1 B2B | 3 | 2 | - |
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| CBJ1 B2B | 3 | 2 | - |
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| CGY | 3 | 2 | - |
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| CHI | 3 | 2 | - |
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| COL1 B2B | 3 | 2 | - |
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| DAL1 B2B | 3 | 2 | - |
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| DET | 3 | 2 | - |
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| MTL1 B2B | 3 | 2 | - |
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| NSH | 3 | 2 | - |
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| NYI | 3 | 2 | - |
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| NYR | 3 | 2 | - |
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| PHI | 3 | 2 | - |
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| PIT1 B2B | 3 | 2 | - |
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| SEA | 3 | 2 | - |
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| STL | 3 | 2 | - |
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| TBL | 3 | 2 | - |
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| TOR | 3 | 2 | - |
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| UTA | 3 | 2 | - |
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| VAN | 3 | 2 | - | |
| WPG | 3 | 2 | - |
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| WSH1 B2B | 3 | 2 | - |
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| LAK | 2 | 2 | - |
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| ANA | 2 | 1 | - |
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Best skater streamers for categories leagues
Skaters ranked outside our top 160 in categories, ordered by games left, then games on light nights, then categories rank. In categories, extra games are the edge a streamer brings.
| Player | Rank | Games left | Light | Value | Opponents |
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Elias Lindholm CBOS | #193 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -3.1 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Nikita Zadorov DBOS | #203 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -3.3 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
Fraser Minten CBOS | #217 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -3.6 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Mark Kastelic CBOS | #246 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -4.0 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Connor Clifton DBOS | #273 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -4.3 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Frederic Brunet DBOS | #283 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -4.5 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Hampus Lindholm DBOS | #292 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -4.6 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
James Hagens CBOS | #305 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -4.8 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
Matthew Poitras CBOS | #313 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -4.9 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Tanner Jeannot LWBOS | #317 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -5.0 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
JJ Peterka RWBOS | #326 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -5.1 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
 Mason Lohrei DBOS | #332 | 3(1 B2B) | 1 | -5.2 | @SJS, @ANA, @LAK |
Jacob Trouba DSJS | #187 | 3 | 0 | -2.8 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
 Will Smith CSJS | #201 | 3 | 0 | -3.3 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
 Tyler Toffoli CSJS | #221 | 3 | 0 | -3.7 | BOS, @NSH, @DET |
Next week: Week 4 (Oct 19-25)
| Team | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | G | B2B |
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| ANA | @NYR | @NYI | - | @NJD | - | @PHI | - | 4 | 1 |
| COL | @PHI | @NJD | - | - | TBL | - | @NSH | 4 | 1 |
| MIN | - | @EDM | - | @CGY | - | @SEA | @VAN | 4 | 1 |
| SJS | @TOR | @MTL | - | @OTT | - | @BOS | - | 4 | 1 |
| TOR | SJS | @CBJ | - | NYR | - | @EDM | - | 4 | 1 |
| BOS | - | @DAL | - | NSH | - | SJS | - | 3 | |
| CAR | - | @VAN | - | @EDM | - | @STL | - | 3 | |
| DAL | - | BOS | - | WPG | - | - | NYI | 3 | |
| DET | - | @SEA | - | @VAN | - | @CGY | - | 3 | |
| EDM | - | MIN | - | CAR | - | TOR | - | 3 | |
| FLA | - | - | @OTT | @PIT | - | - | @CHI | 3 | 1 |
| LAK | - | @WSH | - | @NYI | - | @NJD | - | 3 | |
| MTL | - | SJS | - | - | @CHI | - | @WPG | 3 | |
| NJD | - | COL | - | ANA | - | LAK | - | 3 | |
| NSH | - | - | - | @BOS | - | @PIT | COL | 3 | 1 |
| NYI | - | ANA | - | LAK | - | - | @DAL | 3 | |
| NYR | ANA | - | - | @TOR | - | @OTT | - | 3 | |
| OTT | - | - | FLA | SJS | - | NYR | - | 3 | 1 |
| PHI | COL | - | @BUF | - | - | ANA | - | 3 | |
| PIT | @UTA | - | - | FLA | - | NSH | - | 3 | |
| SEA | - | DET | - | UTA | - | MIN | - | 3 | |
| STL | - | WPG | - | VGK | - | CAR | - | 3 | |
| TBL | - | @VGK | - | - | @COL | @UTA | - | 3 | 1 |
| UTA | PIT | - | - | @SEA | - | TBL | - | 3 | |
| VAN | - | CAR | - | DET | - | - | MIN | 3 | |
| VGK | - | TBL | - | @STL | - | @CBJ | - | 3 | |
| WPG | - | @STL | - | @DAL | - | - | MTL | 3 | |
| BUF | - | - | PHI | - | - | @WSH | - | 2 | |
| CBJ | - | TOR | - | - | - | VGK | - | 2 | |
| CGY | - | - | - | MIN | - | DET | - | 2 | |
| CHI | - | - | - | - | MTL | - | FLA | 2 | |
| WSH | - | LAK | - | - | - | BUF | - | 2 | |
| Games | 4 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 48 |
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Common questions
Which NHL teams play the most games in Week 3?
Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators, Vegas Golden Knights play 4 games in Week 3 (Oct 12-18), the most of any team.
What are the light nights in Week 3?
Mon Oct 12 (3 games), Wed Oct 14 (2 games), Fri Oct 16 (2 games), Sun Oct 18 (2 games). A light night here is 7 games or fewer, so fewer than half the league plays and a streamer competes with fewer of your own starters.
Which teams have back-to-backs in Week 3?
BOS, BUF, CAR, CBJ, COL, DAL, FLA, MIN, MTL, NJD, OTT, PIT, VGK, WSH. A team's starter does not always start both nights; check the goalie table before you set a goalie for the second game.
Are the goalie starts confirmed?
Starts in games already played are confirmed from the NHL's box scores. Starts in games still to play are projections: the team's games left times each goalie's share of its last ten starts. The NHL does not publish confirmed starters in advance.
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