Fantasy Hockey 2025-26: Weekly Strength of Schedule and Streaming Targets — Week 11
Finding an edge in fantasy hockey often comes down to maximizing your man games — and targeting players with favourable matchups. Our Fantasy Hockey Strength of Schedule tool helps you do precisely that.
Each week, we evaluate every NHL team’s upcoming slate using three key factors:
- Games Played: More games mean more opportunities for fantasy points.
- Strength of Schedule (SOS): Based on opponent difficulty, the higher the score, the easier the matchups.
- Light Nights: Nights with eight or fewer NHL games, when it’s easier to fit extra players into your active lineup.
By combining these three components, the tool highlights which teams — and streamers — are best positioned for fantasy success this week.
If you’re looking for a full breakdown of every team’s upcoming schedule, check out our Fantasy Hockey Strength of Schedule Tool — updated daily to show which teams have the most games and valuable light-night matchups each week.
Week 11 Strength of Schedule
Week 11 Streaming Targets
This is a wide-open week for streaming in Fantasy Hockey. There’s only one truly busy night on the schedule — Saturday (13 games) — which means you should be able to fit waiver-wire pickups into your lineup on the other six days without much trouble. As a result, traditional “light nights” matter a bit less this week than usual.
That said, four teams stand out with four games that fall on nights with 10 or fewer games, making them the primary streaming targets for Week 11:
Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, Utah Mammoth, Winnipeg Jets
New York Rangers
Let’s start with the Rangers, because if you have even a bit of lineup flexibility on Saturday, you could squeeze five (!!!) games out of New York this week. In my league of record, I had one empty winger spot on Saturday, which made the Rangers my top priority.
Alexis Lafrenière (LW/RW – 22% Rostered)
Lafrenière is the best-positioned of the low-owned Rangers to deliver a productive Week 11. He’s skating on the top line with Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin, and he was moved back onto PP1 last week.
The recent production hasn’t been eye-popping — just five points (3G / 2A) in his last 10 games — but Lafrenière offers a strong floor in extended formats. Over that stretch, he’s averaging 1.7 SOG, 3.2 shot attempts, and 2.4 hits per game. After a slow start, he’s quietly produced 15 points (6G / 9A) in his last 25 games, making him a solid all-format stream.
Conor Sheary (LW – 0% Rostered)
It’s probably been a decade since Sheary last appeared in a Fantasy Hockey write-up, but options are thin in New York and his role has expanded recently. He’s averaged 16:03 TOI over his last five games while skating alongside Vincent Trocheck and J.T. Miller.
Sheary is strictly a deep-league consideration, but five games in a week can still provide sneaky volume if you’re scraping the wire.
Dallas Stars
Dallas plays four times this week and owns the second-best strength of schedule. The issue? Nearly all of their top players are rostered in more than 50% of leagues.
Jamie Benn (C/LW – 18% Rostered)
Benn is the one notable exception. He enters Week 11 with nine points (4G / 5A) in his last 13 games and is skating alongside Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson at 5v5.
That deployment gives him upside, but usage is something to monitor — Benn has averaged just 13:46 TOI over his last three games. He’s a viable stream, but expectations should be tempered.
Utah Mammoth
Utah has the easiest average opponent rating among teams with four streamable games, and the 11th-easiest schedule overall this week.
Lawson Crouse (LW/RW – 16% Rostered)
After spending much of the season on the third line, Crouse has recently been promoted to the second line and comes into Week 11 with six points (4G / 2A) in his last 10 games.
He’s likely already rostered in banger leagues, but Crouse carries standard-league value while logging big top-six minutes. Over his last seven games, he’s averaging 18:44 TOI, which has translated to a steady floor of 1.6 SOG, 4.1 shot attempts, and 2.6 hits per game.
Winnipeg Jets
The Jets are tied for the most “light nights” this week, making them a useful streaming option if your lineup is full on Tuesday or Thursday.
Cole Perfetti (C/LW/RW – 20% Rostered)
Perfetti continues to skate in the Jets’ top-six and on the top power-play unit, but the production simply hasn’t followed. He has just six points (2G / 4A) in 17 games this season and only three points in his last 11 games.
While the schedule may force your hand in deeper leagues, there are more productive options elsewhere in this post.
Florida Panthers
Florida is the other team with three light nights this week, so depending on your lineup construction, you may need to look their way.
Anton Lundell (C – 39% Rostered)
Many projected a breakout season for Lundell with Aleksander Barkov out, and he’s largely delivered. Lundell has recorded a point in 20 of 31 games this season and enters Week 11 with 14 points (5G / 9A) in his last 15 games.
His heavy usage at the top of the lineup makes him a reliable streamer who could easily turn into a long-term hold.
Mackie Samoskevich (RW – 4% Rostered)
Samoskevich is an excellent banger-league stream. While the offense is modest — six points (2G / 4A) in his last 11 games — the floor is excellent. Over that span, he’s averaging 2.8 SOG, 5.3 shot attempts, and 2.7 hits per game, despite shooting just 6.5%.
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit has the second-easiest average opponent rating of the week. If you have lineup space most nights, they offer several worthwhile streaming options.
Emmitt Finnie (C/LW – 10% Rostered)
Finnie remains in the streaming conversation as long as he’s skating with Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. He enters Week 11 with seven points (3G / 4A) in his last 14 games.
That production isn’t overwhelming, but Finnie has flashed week-winning upside earlier this season, making him a strong schedule-driven stream.
Andrew Copp (C/LW – 2% Rostered)
Copp’s offence has perked up significantly, with seven points (2G / 5A) in his last seven games. The surge coincides with him skating alongside Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane on Detroit’s second line.
That trio has been dominant, posting 3.14 xGF/60 and outscoring opponents 12–0 at 5-on-5. With DeBrincat on pace for 45 goals and 92 points, and Kane producing at an 87-point pace over his last 17 games, Copp is in an excellent spot to contribute.
St. Louis Blues
The Blues play three games in the first four nights of the week, making them a great early-week stream before pivoting to a Friday/Sunday option.
Pavel Buchnevich (C/LW/RW – 23% Rostered)
Buchnevich has been relatively quiet overall, but he’s starting to heat up. He’s recorded nine points (3G / 6A) in his last 12 games while averaging 19:36 TOI.
Skating on the top line with Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours, that trio has posted 32.3 SCF/60 and 16.13 HDCF/60, consistently generating quality chances in high-danger areas.
Jake Neighbours (LW/RW – 14% Rostered)
Neighbours has also found another gear in December, producing five points (2G / 3A) in his last seven games. He’s an elite banger-league stream, averaging 4.0 hits per game over that span while still chipping in offensively.