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Week 24 of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 53 GP: 4/11/3/13/0/15/6
(No GP on Friday, 4/10)

• 24.5% GP (13/53) on Light Days

• 2 LDs: BUF/SJS/WSH

Full league plays these days, except
Thu = NYR/WSH/BOS/EDM
Sat = BUF/ANA

Last full week of the season! 🏒

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Weeks 24 & 25, Distinctive Schedule Grid View

• Next 11 days
- 7 GP: SEA/SJS
- 4 GP: NYI/NYR/PIT/WSH/BOS
- Conf. Play most days

• Last Week
- Last 2 days: only 6 GP each
- Just West Conf. GP Last Day

• Goalie 🚨
- SEA/SJS have B2Bs both weeks
- Teams may rest WHs/1As

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Week 24 of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 53 GP: 4/11/3/13/0/15/6
(No GP on Friday, 4/10)

• 24.5% GP (13/53) on Light Days

• 2 LDs: BUF/SJS/WSH

Full league plays these days, except
Thu = NYR/WSH/BOS/EDM
Sat = BUF/ANA

Last full week of the season! 🏒

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Weeks 23 & 24, Distinctive Schedule Grid View

• Next 2 weeks
- 34/109 LD GP (~31%)
- 8 GP: NJD/PIT/MTL/OTT/SJS/VAN
- All others have 6 or 7 GP

• Goalie 🚨
- NJD/NYI/PIT/WSH/BOS/MON/OTT/SJS/VAN have B2Bs both weeks
- NYI+PIT w/2 B2Bs in W23
- No more Sun → Mon B2Bs left

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Week 23 of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 56 GP: 5/10/3/14/2/15/7

• ~30% GP (17/56) on Light Days

• 4 LDs: STL
• 3 LDs: COL/ANA
• 2 LDs: NYI/PHI/PIT/SKS/VAN

Full league plays these days, except
Thu = STL/NYI/COL/ANA
Sat = STL/PHI

PIT w/5 GP this week

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Weeks 22 & 23, Distinctive Schedule Grid View

• Next 2 weeks
- 28/110 LD GP (~25%)
- 8 GP: NJD/NYR/PHI/PIT/BOS/FLA/MTL/OTT
- 5 GP: UTA

• Goalie 🚨
- CAR/NJD/PHI/BOS/DET/FLA/MTL/OTT/ have B2Bs both weeks
- NYR S→M 3/22-23
- BOS w/2 B2Bs in W22
- NYI+PIT w/2 B2Bs in W23

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Week 22 of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 54 GP: 1/15/2/13/2/15/6

• ~20% GP (11/54) on Light Days

• 4 LDs: NYR
• 2 LDs: BOS/BUF/CHI

Full league plays these days, except
Tue = NYR/BUF
Thu = NYR/BUF/BOS/CAR/DET/TOR
Sat = NYR/CHI

NYR also played Sun/YDAY

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Weeks 21 & 22, Distinctive Schedule Grid View

• Next 2 weeks
- 27/110 LD GP (~25%)
- 8 GP: CBJ/NYR/BOS/TBL/CHI/DAL/NSH
- 5 GP: STL

• Goalie 🚨
- CAR/CBJ/NYR/PHI/BOS/BUF/FLA/ OTT/TBL/TOR/CHI/DAL/NSH have B2Bs both weeks [NYR’s 2nd - Sun→Mon 3/22-23]
- BOS w/2 B2Bs in W21

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Week 21 of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 56 GP: 5/9/6/11/5/11/9

• 28.57% GP (14/55) on Light Days
[Sun ≠ LD]

• 3 LDs: NJD/COL/CGY
• 2 LDs: CAR/NYR/PIT/WSH/DAL/UTA/ANA (UTA has Mon/Fri)

Fantasy Playoffs in full effect! Congrats to those still here!

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LAK@CBJ game from 1/26 rescheduled to 4pm today!

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Week 20 of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 55 GP: 4/13/2/14/2/14/6

• 25.45% GP (14/55) on Light Days

• 3 LDs: OTT
• 2 LDs: PHI/WSH/MTL/STL/EDM

Full league plays these days, except
Tue = NJD/PHI/WSH/OTT/CHI/VAN
Thu = NYI/MTL/OTT/LAK
Sat = FLA/NSH/STL/EDM

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Weeks 20 & 21, Distinctive Schedule Grid View

• Next two weeks
- 30/111 LD GP (~27%)
- 8 GP: NYR/UTA/WPG/CGY
- 5 GP: NJD

• Goalie 🚨
- NYI/NYR/PHI/OTT/TOR/UTA/WPG/LAK have B2Bs both weeks
- MTL has 2 B2Bs in W20
- CHI has Sun→Mon B2B 3/9
- NYR has Sun→Mon B2B 3/22-23

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Weeks 19 & 20, Distinctive Schedule Grid View

• Next 2 weeks
- 47/110 LD GP (~43%)
- 8 GP: TOR/ANA
- All others have 6 or 7 GP

• Goalie 🚨
- NYI/MTL/TOR/ANA/SJS have B2Bs both weeks
- NJD has 2 B2Bs in W19
- MTL has 2 B2Bs in W20
- CHI has Sun→Mon B2B 3/8-9

{DST 3/8}

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Week 19 of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 55 GP: 6/11/5/8/7/11/7

• 60% GP (33/55) on Light Days
[Thur = LD]

• 4 LDs: DET
• 3 LDs: CAR/TOR/COL/DAL/STL/ANA/VAN/VGK
• 2 LDs: CBJ/NJD/NYI/NYR/PHI/PIT/BOS/BUF/FLA/TBL/CHI/MIN/NSH/EDM/LAK/SEA
[Thur = LD]

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Weeks 18b & 19, Distinctive Schedule Grid View

• Next 2 weeks
- 51/98 LD GP (~52%)
- 7 GP: NJD/PIT/BUF/TBL/TOR/COL/ANA/VGK
- 5 GP: NYR/WSH/MTL/OTT

• Goalie 🚨
- NJD/NYI/PIT/BUF/FLA/TBL/TOR/COL/SJS have B2Bs both weeks
- NJD has 2 B2Bs in W19
- CHI has Sun→Mon B2B 3/8-9

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Week 18b of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 43 GP: 0/0/8/12/4/13/6

• 41.86% GP (18/43) on Light Days

• All teams have 2 or 3 GP this week:
- either just 2 GP or
- 3 GP w/a B2B or
- 3 Light Days

• 3 LDs: UTA/WPG/ANA/VGK
• 2 LDs: BUF/FLA/MIN/WSH

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THE GOAL HEARD AROUND THE WORLD 🥇🥇 #WINTEROLYMPICS

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Please see Week 17’s Distinctive Schedule Grid View for Week 18a’s Distinctive Schedule Grid View 🏒

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Week 18a of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 34 GP: 10/7/10/7/0/0/0

• ~41% GP (14/34) on Light Days

• 2 LDs: CAR/NJD/NYI/PHI/PIT/WSH/BUF/OTT/TBL/

• Olympic Break begins Friday! [For some leagues, W17 continues here; for others, W18 ends before the break]

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Week 17 of the ‘25-‘26 NHL Fantasy Schedule, tier breakdown

• 51 GP: 5/10/3/15/1/14/3

• 23.5% GP (12/51) on Light Days

• 3 LDs: CBJ
• 2 LDs: NYI/NYR/PHI/BOS/TBL/ANA/LAK (LAK w/5 Away games!)

• Full League plays these days, except
Thurs: CBJ/OTT
Sat: BOS/TBL/CHI/ANA

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Weeks 17 & 18, Distinctive Schedule Grid View

• Next 2 weeks
- 85 GP
- 26 LD (~30.6%)
- 7 GP: NYI/LAK
- 4 GP: ANA/CGY

• Goalie 🚨
- NYI/LAK/VGK have B2Bs both weeks
- Sun→Mon 1/25-26: ANA
- 2 B2Bs in W17: LAK

• Next week is shortened, heading into the Olympic break!