Matchup Maximizer 2025/26 Week 20
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What is the overall strategy for targeting teams in the last week of the NHL regular season?
What's up, everybody? Welcome to another episode of Elon's Matchup Maximizer, a podcast presented by Keepman Carlson where I, Elon Dubrowski, take a look at next week's NHL schedule. Try to figure out which teams we should be targeting to maximize our chances of winning our head-to-head matchups and, of course, players from those teams. I'm looking at the week of March 9th to March 15th for a lot of us. It's the last week of the regular season. This could be huge. This can be make or break. And the NHL. NHL has thrown us kind of a tricky week. Okay, it's not gonna be a week where you can really do too much damage. Unfortunately, the Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, those are very busy days. We've got 26 teams playing Tuesday, 28th, Thursday, 28th, Saturday.
Likely you're already, if you set your roster for next week, Ben. Some players on those busy days. So, this is where you need to figure out if you're like fighting for the playoffs, maybe you need to drop some of those players you'd rather hold, but if they're not gonna make it in your room. Roster this week. There might be a guy you're sitting all three times. You can't hold him and then miss out on the playoffs. Of course, on the flip side, if you've locked in a playoff position, you've got to keep your eyes open for some tasty drops and take a look at the schedules for the following playoff weeks in order to maybe capitalize. But we're gonna be focusing on trying to win next week's matchup on this episode.
And yeah, there's only a couple teams really that have good schedules. The number one best schedule of the week goes to the Ottawa Senators who avoid all the busy days except for Saturday. They go Monday at Vancouver, you can score some goals there, Wednesday versus Montreal, Saturday versus Anaheim, and then Sunday versus the San Jose Sharks. You're getting a Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday there. At least you can stream your guy for the Monday, Wednesday, reassess from there. I'm recording this by the way, Saturday night. It's around 11:30 Eastern time. Unfortunately, the Sens are playing right now, so I'm not gonna have to. Have final results for you, but they're in the second period. They're up three to one against the Seattle Kraken goals from Tyler Clevin, Dylan Cousins, and Shane Pinto.
So, I mean, maybe you could have who would have thought to maybe stream in a Shane Pinto because he's got a goal and an assist already today. Is that a sign of things to come? I mean, maybe Pinto is at least someone that you're likely gonna find available in your free agency in a lot of leagues. Look at the Ottawa free agents and who you're potentially going to be able to stream in. I'd imagine you're not going to be able to find uh Sanderson, Stutzla, Kachuk, Batherson, Cousins, Shabbat. After that, maybe some decent options, right? So, like I just said, Shane Pinto has a goal and an assist today. The game's not even over yet. He also scored in the last game versus Calgary. Don't love the deployment for Pinto.
He's been playing on the third line with Amadio and Nick Cousins. Not seeing top power play. But I mean, you know, beggars can't be choosers. There's not really any like this is one team that has three off day games, and then I'm gonna have for you four, five teams that have two off day games, and then that's it.
Which teams have the most favorable schedules for streaming players this week?
You're either finding teams with none or just one off day game. So I think if you can get three off day games from Shane Pinto, that's probably a good bet for you. I guess another person to target could be Claude Giroux, who Who's rostered in only 21% of Yahoo leagues? It's 20% for Pinto, both of them free agents in my Keeping Carlson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League division for what it's worth. So I'd imagine they'll both be going tomorrow on Sunday or uh early Monday morning. Giroux has been ice cold, like totally cold, pointless in six games going into today. So far, nothing in this game versus Seattle, but hard to ignore the deployment for Claude Giroux playing with Stutzla and back. Atherson at even strength, and of course the name, Claude Giroux, he's the player who we've seen have a lot of success in the past.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the overall strategy for targeting teams in the last week of the NHL regular season?
0:17–3:04
2
Which teams have the most favorable schedules for streaming players this week?
3:04–5:47
3
Why are the Ottawa Senators considered the top schedule pick and which players should you stream from them?
5:47–9:18
4
Which Edmonton Oilers players offer the best streaming value despite a tough schedule?
9:18–12:19
5
What Washington Capitals players are worth streaming given their recent cold streak?
12:19–15:38
6
Which Philadelphia Flyers options provide the most upside for this week’s matchups?
15:38–19:23
7
How can you maximize points from the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues lineups?
19:23–19:58
8
What final roster‑setting tips should fantasy managers use for the last week before playoffs?
19:58–20:50