4th Line Fantasy

Smarter fantasy hockey decisions with schedule edges, weekly insights, and playoff planning. Free tools to win each week.

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Player Rankings

Sort by G, A, PIM, PPP, SHP, SOG, FW, HIT, BLK—totals or per-game, with team & day filters.

Short strategy posts, streaming picks, schedule talk, and build updates.

Schedule Optimizer

Plan medium-term moves by total games and off-nights over the next month.

Latest posts

Fantasy Hockey Playoff Preview: Best Schedules, Trade Targets & Weekly Streaming

If your fantasy playoffs start March 16, schedule volume is the edge. The Rangers, Penguins, and Bruins lead all teams with 12 games over Weeks 1–3. Use this guide to target the right players and stream smarter each week.

Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Picks – Week 18 (2026)

January 31, 2026

Week 18 (Feb 2–Mar 1) is the Olympic-break matchup. With only nine NHL slates and a two-and-a-half week pause, the edge comes from banking early volume and attacking the post-break off-nights — especially Friday (Feb 27) and Sunday (Mar 1).

Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Picks – Week 17 (2026)

January 24, 2026

Week 17 (Jan 26–Feb 1) is a pure off-night leverage week. The light slates are Mon (5), Wed (3), Fri (1), and Sun (3). Los Angeles is the lone 5-game team, but Columbus provides the cleanest stream edge with three off-night starts.