There are five teams who only play twice this week, while 11 teams play four times.
It's a big-time swing in the schedule that you can definitely take advantage of when you figure out who to play this week.
All stats are through Saturday night unless otherwise noted.
Visit RotoWire's NHL Daily Starting Lineups to find out starters for every game on the schedule!
WEEK OF OCTOBER 27-NOVEMBER 2
4 Games – Boston, Calgary, Columbus, Detroit, New Jersey, New York Islanders, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis
3 Games – Anaheim, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Nashville, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, Winnipeg
2 Games - Florida, Montreal, Seattle, Utah, Vegas
Philadelphia and San Jose play all four games at home.
Calgary, Detroit and New Jersey play four games on the road.
New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh play three games on the road.
Boston, Edmonton and Minnesota play three games at home.
ANAHEIM
Games this week
@ Florida, vs. Detroit, vs. New Jersey
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Detroit (Friday), vs. New Jersey (Sunday)
Notes
The Ducks could keep Beckett Sennecke all season, rather than return him to junior hockey. Sennecke has excelled in the early going with three goals and five points in eight games... Mikael Granlund suffered a lower-body injury Saturday and is day-to-day... Troy Terry has three goals and four assists in a four-game scoring streak, giving him three goals and six assists in eight games.
BOSTON
There are five teams who only play twice this week, while 11 teams play four times.
It's a big-time swing in the schedule that you can definitely take advantage of when you figure out who to play this week.
All stats are through Saturday night unless otherwise noted.
Visit RotoWire's NHL Daily Starting Lineups to find out starters for every game on the schedule!
WEEK OF OCTOBER 27-NOVEMBER 2
4 Games – Boston, Calgary, Columbus, Detroit, New Jersey, New York Islanders, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis
3 Games – Anaheim, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Nashville, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, Winnipeg
2 Games - Florida, Montreal, Seattle, Utah, Vegas
Philadelphia and San Jose play all four games at home.
Calgary, Detroit and New Jersey play four games on the road.
New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Pittsburgh play three games on the road.
Boston, Edmonton and Minnesota play three games at home.
ANAHEIM
Games this week
@ Florida, vs. Detroit, vs. New Jersey
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Detroit (Friday), vs. New Jersey (Sunday)
Notes
The Ducks could keep Beckett Sennecke all season, rather than return him to junior hockey. Sennecke has excelled in the early going with three goals and five points in eight games... Mikael Granlund suffered a lower-body injury Saturday and is day-to-day... Troy Terry has three goals and four assists in a four-game scoring streak, giving him three goals and six assists in eight games.
BOSTON
Games this week
@ Ottawa, vs. New York Islanders, vs. Buffalo, vs. Carolina
Tired: @ New York Islanders (Tuesday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Bruins play four games this week, including three games in four nights... Jeremy Swayman should play at least twice and likely three times with Joonas Korpisalo playing the remainder of the contests... The Bruins snapped a six-game losing streak Saturday, handing Colorado its first regulation-time loss of the season... David Pastrnak has three goals and seven points in his last four games. He has five goals and eight helpers in 10 contests this season.
BUFFALO
Games this week
vs. Columbus, @ Boston, vs. Washington
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Washington (Saturday)
Notes
Tage Thompson enjoyed playing against the Maple Leafs this week. In back-to-back games in which the Sabres managed to grab three of four points, Thompson had three goals and an assist... Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen returned to action Saturday after missing the start of the season with a lower-body injury. He picked up an overtime loss, allowing four goals on only 22 shots in a loss to Toronto... Alex Lyon should play twice with Luukkonen getting the call once this upcoming week.
CALGARY
Games this week
@ Toronto, @ Ottawa, @ Nashville, @ Philadelphia
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Flames play four games this week including three games in four nights... Dustin Wolf should get three starts while Devin Cooley is likely to get one start... Calgary has scored only 15 times in nine games... After scoring in his debut NHL game last season, Zayne Parekh finally managed to pick up an assist Friday, his first point in seven games. He could still be sent back to junior hockey, though it appears the Flames want to keep the 19-year-old defenseman around.
CAROLINA
Games this week
vs. Vegas, vs. New York Islanders, @ Boston
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Hurricanes come home this week after spending the last 11 days (and six games) on the road... They took a 2-0 lead over Dallas in the first period Saturday, but couldn't hold on and dropped a 3-2 decision... Nevertheless, the Hurricanes are 6-2-0 this season... Andrei Svechnikov is without a point in his first eight games of the season... Nikolaj Ehlers was without a point in his first five games but has had one assist in each of his last three contests.
CHICAGO
Games this week
vs. Ottawa, @ Winnipeg, @ Edmonton
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Ottawa (Tuesday)
Notes
The 'Hawks are off to a great start, posting a 4-2-2 mark after just eight games... Most pundits had them finishing last or second last this season, but their youth has been paying off... Spencer Knight is 3-2-1, but his 1.97 GAA and .937 save percentage are both top-10 stats in the NHL... Connor Bedard has two goals and five assists in eight games. His most impressive stat is that he is a plus-3 after going a combined minus-80 in 150 games during his first two seasons in the NHL.
COLORADO
Games this week
vs. New Jersey, @ Vegas, @ San Jose
Tired: @ San Jose (Saturday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Avalanche are hoping that Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) returns in time for Tuesday's tilt with New Jersey... Nathan MacKinnon has six goals and 13 points in nine games with a plus-9 rating... Gabriel Landeskog has only two assists in nine games and his fantasy value may be negligible for the remainder of his career... Artturi Lehkonen had both goals in a 3-2 loss to Boston on Saturday and has four goals and six assists in nine games.
COLUMBUS
Games this week
@ Buffalo, vs. Toronto, vs. St. Louis, @ New York Islanders
Tired: @ New York Islanders (Sunday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Blue Jackets play a pair of back-to-back games so look for Jet Greaves and Elvis Merzlikins to share the net... Sean Monahan is on a three-game scoring streak after starting the season with a five-game scoreless streak... The Blue Jackets have been looking to deal Yegor Chinakhov as far back as the offseason. They turned down the Maple Leafs, who apparently offered Nicholas Robertson in return... Chinakhov scored his first of the season Saturday in a 5-4 shootout win over Pittsburgh.
DALLAS
Games this week
vs. Washington, @ Tampa Bay, @ Florida
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Stars have had trouble finding the back of the net of late as they have only four goals in their last three games, heading into action Saturday... They scored three in a row to defeat highly regarded Carolina 3-2 on Saturday as defenseman Miro Heiskanen scored his first two goals of the season... Jason Robertson has three goals and four assists in eight games.
DETROIT
Games this week
@ St. Louis, @ Los Angeles, @ Anaheim, @ San Jose
Tired: @ Anaheim (Friday)
Rested: @ St. Louis (Tuesday), @ San Jose (Sunday)
Notes
The Red Wings play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week... Look for John Gibson to play at least twice with Cam Talbot guarding the crease the remainder of the time... Dylan Larkin had his eight-game scoring streak end Saturday in a 6-4 win over St. Louis. Larkin has six goals and 13 points in nine games... Defenseman Simon Edvinsson had a pair of goals in the win (including the winner), giving him three goals in nine contests.
EDMONTON
Games this week
vs. Utah, vs. New York Rangers, vs. Chicago
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Oilers hope to have Zach Hyman (wrist) back in action Saturday versus Chicago... The Oilers continue to flounder as they are 4-4-1 and tied for ninth overall in the Western Conference... Connor McDavid has been scoreless in two of his last four games and still has only one goal, though he does have 10 helpers in nine appearances... Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal Saturday, his first marker of the season.
FLORIDA
Games this week
vs. Anaheim, vs. Dallas
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Panthers only play twice this week... Evan Rodrigues moved up to the top line between Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart, while Sam Bennett moved down the depth chart to the third unit, centering Jesper Bratt and Mackie Samoskevich... Sergei Bobrovsky picked up his first shutout of the season Saturday, stopping 17 shots in a 3-0 home victory over Vegas. Bobrovsky is 5-3-0 with a 2.28GAA and a .903 save percentage.
LOS ANGELES
Games this week
@ San Jose, vs. Detroit, vs. New Jersey
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Kings welcomed back Anze Kopitar back Saturday. The veteran superstar is in his final season in the NHL and he missed four games with a foot injury... Andrei Kuzmenko is worth looking at, as he is seeing top-line action alongside Kopitar and Adrian Kempe, as well as first unit power-play time. Kuzmenko has two goals and four assists in nine games... Brandt Clarke had two assists Saturday, giving the blueliner a goal and three assists across nine appearances.
MINNESOTA
Games this week
vs. Winnipeg, vs. Pittsburgh, vs. Vancouver
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Wild are having their problems winning this season as they are 3-5-1 after a 6-2 loss to Utah... Marcus Johansson was the only Wild player to solve the Mammoth defense as he scored both goals, giving him three tallies and three assists... Kirill Kaprizov had four goals and five assists in his first four games, but has cooled off considerably ever since with one goal and one assist in his last five games.
MONTREAL
Games this week
@ Seattle, vs. Ottawa
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Canadiens play only twice this week... Sam Montembeault is off to a tough start this season and Jakub Dobes could be in line to take over as the Habs No. 1 goaltender... Nick Suzuki is on a nine-game scoring streak and has 13 points this season... Patrik Laine underwent core muscle surgery and will be lost to the Canadiens for 3-4 months... Cole Caufield has seven goals and 10 points in 10 games.
NASHVILLE
Games this week
vs. Tampa Bay, @ Philadelphia, vs. Calgary
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Predators end a five-game homestand against Tampa Bay this week... The Predators suffered a big blow to their blue line as Roman Josi is week-to-week with an upper-body injury... Ryan O'Reilly had two goals and an assist Saturday, as well as a plus-3 rating, giving the 34-year-old veteran five goals and eight points in nine games... Juuse Saros is 4-2-2 with a 2.68 GAA and a .909 save percentage this season.
NEW JERSEY
Games this week
@ Colorado, @ San Jose, @ Los Angeles, @ Anaheim
Tired: @ Anaheim (Sunday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Devils play four road games this week, including three games in four nights... Jacob Markstrom (lower body) is going on the road trip and could see some action, though Jake Allen could still get three starts as he is 4-0-0 with a 1.72 GAA and a .932 save percentage... Dawson Mercer was highly regarded after he had 27 goals and 29 assists as a 20-year-old in the 2022-23 season. The last two years were mediocre as he totaled 69 points in 164 contests, but he has turned it around in the early going with eight points in eight games. He is still only 23.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Games this week
@ Boston, @ Carolina, @ Washington, vs. Columbus
Tired: @ Washington (Friday)
Rested: @ Boston (Tuesday), @ Columbus (Sunday)
Notes
The Islanders play four games this week so look for Ilya Sorokin to play on three occasions with David Rittich picking up one start... Rookie Matthew Schaefer has already impressed most with his play as an 18-year-old. The defenseman has two goals and five assists in eight games... Mathew Barzal had his four-game point streak halted Saturday. Barzal also has two goals and five assists this season.
NEW YORK RANGERS
Games this week
@ Vancouver, @ Edmonton, @ Seattle
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Rangers should be glad to be getting away from Madison Square Garden as they are 0-4-1 at the supposed friendly confines... They picked up the point Thursday in a 6-5 overtime loss to lowly San Jose... Igor Shesterkin had his first less-than-stellar game Thursday, giving up six goals on 24 shots. Still, the Russian netminder is 2-3-2 with a 1.86 GAA and a .930 save percentage... J.T. Miller has two goals and six points in eight games after a pair of helpers versus San Jose.
OTTAWA
Games this week
vs. Boston, @ Chicago, vs. Calgary, @ Montreal
Tired: @ Chicago (Tuesday)
Rested: None
Notes
Ottawa is 4-4-1 this season... Dylan Cozens is playing for the Senators this season like the Sabres had hoped he would play when they drafted him seventh overall in 2019. Buffalo picked up injury-prone Josh Norris and Jacob Bernard-Docker at last season's trade deadline for Cozens, Dennis Gilbert and a second-round pick in 2026. Cozens has six goals, three assists, 30 hits and six power-play points in only nine appearances.
PHILADELPHIA
Games this week
vs. Pittsburgh, vs. Nashville, vs. Toronto, vs. Calgary
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Pittsburgh (Tuesday)
Notes
The Flyers play four games this week including three games in four nights... Dan Vladar has taken over as the No. 1 goaltender with the Flyers and he could play three times with Samuel Ersson playing the remainder of the contests... Trevor Zegras had his first two goals of the season Saturday and has eight points after also chipping in with an assist. It appears that the trade out of Anaheim in the offseason has rejuvenated Zegras.
PITTSBURGH
Games this week
vs. St. Louis, @ Philadelphia, @ Minnesota, @ Winnipeg
Tired: @ Philadelphia (Tuesday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Penguins play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week... Tristan Jarry and Arturs Silovs are expected to share the crease... Pittsburgh is a surprising 6-2-1 in the Metropolitan Division, second behind only New Jersey... Bryan Rust finally found the back of the net Saturday for his first of the season in his seventh game... Sidney Crosby saw his five-game point streak come to an end Saturday. He had five goals and nine points during the streak.
SAN JOSE
Games this week
vs. Los Angeles, vs. New Jersey, vs. Colorado, vs. Detroit
Tired: vs. Detroit (Sunday)
Rested: vs. Colorado (Saturday)
Notes
The Sharks are at home for all four games this week, including three games in four nights... Alex Nedeljkovic and Yaroslav Askarov are expected to share the net... Askarov finally played well, taking him four games to do so. Askarov gave up two goals on 28 shots in a 3-1 loss to the Devils on Friday... Will Smith had two goals and four points in the overtime win over the Rangers. Smith has two goals and eight points in eight games.
SEATTLE
Games this week
vs. Montreal, vs. New York Rangers
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Kraken are tied for first place in the Pacific Division with Vegas as Seattle sports a 5-2-2 record after a 3-2 win at home over Edmonton on Saturday... Jaden Schwartz and Jordan Eberle lead the way offensively with four goals and four assists... Vince Dunn leads all Kraken blueliners with two goals and five points... Joey Daccord is 5-1-1 with a 2.48 GAA and a .915 save percentage as he has started in seven of the Kraken's nine games. Expect Daccord to start both games this week.
ST. LOUIS
Games this week
@ Pittsburgh, vs. Detroit, vs. Vancouver, @ Columbus
Tired: vs. Detroit (Tuesday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Blues play four times this week including three games in four nights... Look for Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer to share the net... The Blues blew a 4-0 lead Saturday and dropped a 6-4 decision to Detroit... Jimmy Snuggerud had a pair of assists in the loss, and the rookie has three goals and six points in eight games... Jake Neighbours scored a pair, giving him six goals in 2025-26.
TAMPA BAY
Games this week
@ Nashville, vs. Dallas, @ Utah
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Lightning are having a terrible go of it early on. Tampa Bay has won only twice and are currently in the basement of the Eastern Conference standings with six points in eight games... Nikita Kucherov reached the 1,000-point mark Saturday as the Lightning won their second of the season, while Victor Hedman notched the 800th point of his career... Brayden Point has seven points in eight games.
TORONTO
Games this week
vs. Calgary, @ Columbus, @Philadelphia
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Maple Leafs are off to a very slow start with a 4-4-1 record, despite playing seven of nine games at home... Joseph Woll returned to the team Friday after missing a month for personal reasons. He should be good to go after Nov. 1... The Maple Leafs are hurting on the blue line as Chris Tanev was placed on injured reserve Thursday with an upper-body injury... William Nylander missed Saturday's game after suffering a lower-body injury Friday.
UTAH
Games this week
@ Edmonton, vs. Tampa Bay
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Logan Cooley has been on a tear in his last two games with five goals (all in the first period) and two assists... Nick Schmaltz is on a six-game scoring streak and has seven goals and 15 points in nine games this season, good for second place in NHL scoring, one behind Jack Eichel... Utah is in first place in the Central Division with a 7-2-0 mark... Mikhail Sergachev is tops among Mammoth defensemen with seven points in nine appearances.
VANCOUVER
Games this week
vs. New York Rangers, @ St. Louis, @ Minnesota
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Canucks dealt a fourth-round pick in 2027 to Chicago for Lukas Reichel. The 2020 first-round pick, 17th overall, needed a fresh start and perhaps Vancouver is the place for him... Brock Boeser missed a couple of games for personal reasons and has three goals in seven games... Elias Pettersson had a goal and two assists in a 4-3 loss to Montreal on Saturday and has two goals and five helpers in nine games.
VEGAS
Games this week
@ Carolina, vs. Colorado
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Mark Stone (wrist) was placed on long-term injured reserve (yet again) and that helped the Golden Knights with salary cap relief... Adin Hill (lower body) is week-to-week and the team inked Carter Hart to a two-year, $4 million deal that takes effect Dec. 15... Akira Schmid should get both starts this week with Carl Lindbom as his backup... Brett Howden returned to the lineup Saturday after missing four games with a lower-body injury.
WASHINGTON
Games this week
@ Dallas, vs. New York Islanders, @ Buffalo
Tired: @ Buffalo (Saturday)
Rested: vs. New York Islanders (Friday)
Notes
The Capitals were the best team in the Eastern Conference last season and are 6-3-0, good for fourth place in the tough Metropolitan Division... Alex Ovechkin became the eighth player to play in 1,500 NHL games for one team Saturday... He has two goals and five assists in nine games this season... Pierre-Luc Dubois returned to action Saturday after missing five games with a lower-body injury.
WINNIPEG
Games this week
@ Minnesota, vs. Chicago, vs. Pittsburgh
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Jets are off to another good start, going 6-2 in their first eight games, good for third place in the Central Division with Utah leading the pack... Gabriel Vilardi finally scored his first of the season Friday and has six points in eight games... Jonathan Toews has been averaging 16:26 as the team's second-line center and has two goals and three assists.
