2020 NHL Trade Deadline highlights week ahead

The 2020 NHL Trade Deadline is 3 p.m. ET on Monday and Alain Vigneault will coach the Philadelphia Flyers against the New York Rangers for the first time at Madison Square Garden. But there are more stories to watch this week. Here are the top five along with fantasy can't-miss players.

1. Deadline Day

The 2020 NHL Trade Deadline is 3 p.m. ET on Monday.
Tyler Toffoli, Alec Martinez, Blake Coleman, Andy Greene and Jason Zucker
are among those off the board
.

2. Vigneault, Hayes return to New York with Flyers

Alain Vigneault will coach his first game for the Philadelphia Flyers against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden since was hired by the Flyers on April 15. The Metropolitan Division rivals play a home-and-home set at Wells Fargo Center on Friday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, TVAS, NBCSP, MSG, NHL.TV) and the Garden on Sunday (12 p.m. ET; NBC, TVAS), Vigneault's return to New York City.
Vigneault coached the Rangers for five seasons (2013-18), a tenure that included four Stanley Cup Playoff appearances highlighted by a trip to the 2014 Stanley Cup Final, which they lost to the Los Angeles Kings in five games.
Kevin Hayes will also play for the Flyers against the Rangers for the first time since signing a seven-year contract June 19, 2019 after finishing the season with the Winnipeg Jets, who acquired him in a trade with New York on Feb. 25, 2019.
The Flyers (35-20-7) are third in the Metropolitan Division, one point ahead of the New York Islanders.

3. Martinez, Golden Knights face Kings

Alec Martinez will play for the Vegas Golden Knights against the Kings at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday (10 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV) for the first time since the defenseman was traded to the Golden Knights by the Kings on Feb. 19 for a second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.
A two-time Stanley Cup winner (2012, 2014) who played his first 11 NHL seasons for Los Angeles, Martinez scored the Cup-clinching goal in double overtime of Game 5 against the Rangers in 2014. He'll try to help the Golden Knights (34-22-8) make the playoffs for the third time in as many seasons since joining the NHL. Vegas is first in the Pacific Division.

4. Islanders set to honor Goring

Butch Goring will have his No. 91 retired by the Islanders before the game against the Boston Bruins at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, MSG, NESN, NHL.TV).
The retired center played six seasons for the Islanders after he was acquired in a trade with the Kings for forward Billy Harris and defenseman Dave Lewis on March 10, 1980, and helped New York win the first of four consecutive Stanley Cup championships. Goring won the Conn Smythe Trophy, given to the most valuable player for his team in the playoffs, after he had 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) during the Islanders' second Stanley Cup run in 1980-81.
Goring, an Islanders analyst for MSG Network, will be the eighth player to have his number retired by the organization (John Tonelli, Denis Potvin, Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Bob Nystrom and Billy Smith). Tonelli's No. 27 was retired Feb. 21; the number will be shared by forward Anders Lee for the duration of his career with the Islanders.

5. Islanders conclude season series with Rangers

The Islanders will play the Rangers for the fourth and final time this season at Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; MSG+ 2, MSG, NHL.TV) with each team contending for a playoff berth.
The Islanders (35-20-6) lost their first two games to the Rangers before a 4-2 win at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 21.
The Rangers (33-24-4) have won three games in a row and seven of their past eight and trail the Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets by four points for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Eastern Conference. New York was 11 points out of a playoff spot Feb. 10.

Fantasy can't miss picks

Andreas Athanasiou, EDM: The forward was traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Detroit Red Wings on Monday and brings renewed fantasy value with a chance to play on a line with elite center Connor McDavid. Athanansiou, who had NHL career highs in goals (30) and points (54) last season with Detroit, is worth adding in most formats, especially with a clean slate after being an NHL-worst minus-45 through 46 games. -- Pete Jensen
Elias Pettersson, VAN:He has four points (two goals, two assists) and 13 shots on goal in his past five games. Pettersson gains value with four games this week against the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets. -- Rob Reese