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Each week, NHL.com identifies important schedule notes and trends to consider in fantasy hockey. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

MOST/FEWEST GAMES (this week: Feb. 3-Feb. 9)

Most games (four) with players to target:

Montreal Canadiens
Juraj Slafkovsky, W; Joel Armia, RW; Jake Evans, C; Arber Xhekaj, D; Kirby Dach, C/RW

Ottawa Senators
Shane Pinto, C; Artem Zub, D; Ridly Greig, C/RW; David Perron, W

Tampa Bay Lightning
Anthony Cirelli, C; Darren Raddysh, D; Nick Paul, C/LW; Erik Cernak, D

Utah Hockey Club
Nick Schmaltz, C/RW; Alex Kerfoot, C/LW; Barrett Hayton, C

Fewest games (two):

Anaheim Ducks
Buffalo Sabres
Detroit Red Wings
Winnipeg Jets

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BACK-TO-BACK GAMES (this week)

Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche

Dallas Stars
- Casey DeSmith, G

Edmonton Oilers
- Calvin Pickard, G

Los Angeles Kings

Montreal Canadiens
- Jakub Dobes, G

Nashville Predators

New York Islanders

New York Rangers
- Jonathan Quick, G

Pittsburgh Penguins

Tampa Bay Lightning

Utah Hockey Club

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES (rest of season)

Most:

1. New York Rangers (7)
T2. Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, Toronto Maple Leafs (6)

Fewest:

T1. Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets (3)

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LIGHTER SCHEDULED NIGHTS (this week)

NOTE: If you're looking to stream players in fantasy from teams that play on the lighter scheduled nights, those days this week are Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Below are the teams with at least two games scheduled for those days.

Monday - 1 game
Tuesday - 14 games
Wednesday - 3 games
Thursday - 9 games
Friday - 5 games
Saturday - 14 games
Sunday - 2 games

Montreal Canadiens - Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
Edmonton Oilers - Tue, Wed, Fri
Los Angeles Kings - Wed, Fri, Sat
New York Rangers - Wed, Fri, Sat
Nashville Predators - Mon, Fri, Sat
Chicago Blackhawks - Wed, Fri, Sat

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STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE (rest of season)

Most difficult (opponent points percentages):

1. Detroit Red Wings (.583)
2. New York Islanders (.571)
3. San Jose Sharks (.567)
4. Seattle Kraken (.565)
5. New Jersey Devils (.561)
6. Buffalo Sabres (.560)
7. New York Rangers (.559)
8. Philadelphia Flyers (.557)
9. Carolina Hurricanes (.556)
T10. Columbus Blue Jackets (.555)

Most favorable (opponent points percentages):

1. Toronto Maple Leafs (.529)
2. Ottawa Senators (.534)
3. Nashville Predators (.535)
4. Edmonton Oilers (.536)
T5. Montreal Canadiens (.538)
T5. Washington Capitals (.538)
7. Vegas Golden Knights (.539)
8. Colorado Avalanche (.540)
9. Utah Hockey Club (.541)
10. Chicago Blackhawks (.543)

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HOME/ROAD GAMES (rest of season)

Most home games:

1. Los Angeles Kings (22)
T2. Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators (17)
T3. Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals (16)

Most road games:

1. Toronto Maple Leafs (19)
2. Edmonton Oilers (18)
3. Dallas Stars (17)
T4. Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Seattle Kraken, Vegas Golden Knights (16)

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