Fantasy Hockey Schedule Week 27: The End Is Here!

Well, here we are at the end of another NHL season. 

With just one week to go, the NHL playoff picture is still unclear.  There are three spots available in the Eastern Conference. Over in the West, only two teams have clinched playoff spots.  This final week will be very interesting, as the playoff matchups start to take shape.

Here is some great information for helping you to decide who to dress for the upcoming fantasy hockey week.

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Games to Be Played in Week 27:

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BOSTON, MA - MARCH 29: Nathan Horton #18 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his goal in the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks on March 29, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0. (Pho

Four Games: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, New Jersey and San Jose

Three Games: Anaheim, Buffalo, Carolina, Columbus, Detroit, Florida, Minnesota, Montreal, Nashville, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington

Two Games: Calgary

Home and Away Games for Week 27

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SAN JOSE, CA - MARCH 23: Jarome Iginla #12 of the Calgary Flames in action against the San Jose Sharks at the HP Pavilion on March 23, 2011 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

When it comes to dressing your players for the upcoming week—especially your goalies—it is important to know which teams are on long road trips and which teams are enjoying extended periods at home.

Listed below are the teams that play at least three home/away games this week or play all their games at home or on the road (home/road records up to April 2, 2011):

Home: Calgary (22-13-4) and NY Rangers (18-16-4)

Away: No team plays all their games on the road

Games to Close out Week 27

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OTTAWA, CANADA - MARCH 15: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks on as teammate Ben Lovejoy #6 prepares to take a slapshot from the point in a game against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place on March 15, 2011 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo b

If you participate in any type of head-to-head hockey pool, you are likely dressing a lineup for each scoring period, which usually ends on Sunday.

As the week comes to an end, and you find yourself in a close battle for those wins, you want as many players as possible playing for you.

Here are the teams that play on Sunday (record for Sunday games up to Week 26):

Atlanta (5-5), Boston (3-2), Chicago (9-3), Colorado (1-2), Dallas (3-3), Detroit (5-2), Edmonton (3-8), Minnesota (3-6), New Jersey (6-2) and Pittsburgh (2-5)

Back-to-Back Games in Week 27

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BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 30: Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers deflects the puck over his head against the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on March 30, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

When you are deciding which goalie to dress, you need to look at the NHL schedule to see if your goalie's team will play in a back-to-back game that week.

Most coaches will not dress the same goalie in back-to-back games, so that is something to consider when you are thinking about which goalie to dress. 

Here are the teams that play in back-to-back games this week (record of second game of back-to-back up to Week 26):

Anaheim (5-8), Atlanta (3-11), Boston (9-4), Buffalo (8-11), Carolina (6-12), Chicago (10-6), Colorado (3-10), Columbus (9-7), Dallas (4-6), Edmonton (3-7), Florida (4-10), Los Angeles (6-6), Minnesota (5-12), Nashville (5-6), New Jersey (6-11), NY Islanders (6-12), NY Rangers (11-5), Philadelphia (8-6), Phoenix (6-8), San Jose (7-6), St. Louis (10-5), Tampa Bay (7-8) and Toronto (6-8)

New Jersey and NY Rangers play in two sets of back-to-backs this week.

Top Five and Bottom Five Games over Last 10 Games

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ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 25: Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks makes the kick save in the third period as Andrew Ladd #16 of the Atlanta Thrashers is tripped up in front at the Philips Arena on March 25, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Canucks defeated

Knowing which team is on a hot streak or cold streak will help in making your lineup decisions. 

For example you definitely want to dress goalies from teams that are on hot streaks. Here are the top five and bottom five teams up to April 2, 2011:

Top Five: Vancouver (9-1-0), Nashville (8-2-0), Anaheim (8-2-0), Washington (7-2-1) and Phoenix (7-32-1)

Bottom Five: Edmonton (0-7-3), Minnesota (2-7-1), Florida (2-5-3), Columbus (2-4-4) and Dallas (2-4-4)

Top Centers from Last 14 Days

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ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 16: Goalie Jaroslav Halek #41 of the St. Louis Blues stops the puck in front of Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on March 16, 2011 in Anaheim, California. Anaheim won 2-1. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Most elite stars are consistent scorers, but there are several players who are very streaky, so keep an eye on their stats so that you can dress them while they are on hot streaks.

Here are the top five scorers for each skater position (positions based according to CBSsports.com) up to April 2, 2011 for the past seven and 14 days:

Centers Past 14:

Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim (GP: six, G: one, A: 11)

Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay (GP: five, G: one, A: six)

Logan Couture, San Jose (GP: four, G: four, A: two)

Jeff Skinner, Carolina (GP: five, G: four, A: two)

Matt Duchene, Colorado (GP: six, G: four, A: two)

Top Right Wingers from Last 14 Days

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NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 24: Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators makes a save on Corey Perry #10 of the Anaheim Ducks on March 24, 2011 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

Right Wingers Past 14:

Corey Perry, Anaheim (GP: six, G: nine, A: four)

Teemu Selanne,Anaheim (GP: six, G: seven, A: five)

Jarome Iginla, Calgary (GP: six, G: seven, A: three)

Chris Stewart, St. Louis (GP: six, G: five, A: three)

Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay (GP: five, G: four, A: three)

Top Left Wingers from Last 14 Days

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 24: Goaltender Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings slides out his right leg pad to defend the shot as Patrick Marleau #12 of the San Jose Sharks loses control of the puck during his shootout attempt in the NHL game at Stap

Left Wingers Past 14:

Patrick Marleau, San Jose (GP: four, G: six, A: one)

Simone Gagne, Tampa Bay (GP: five, G: four, A: three)

Daniel Sedin, Vancouver (GP: five, G: three, A: four)

Sergei Kostitsyn, Nashville (GP: six, G: two, A: five)

Milan Lucic, Boston (GP: six, G: one, A: six)

Top Defensemen from Last 14 Days

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ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 16: Kevin Shattenkirk #12 of the St. Louis Blues moves the puck against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on March 16, 2011 in Anaheim, California. Anaheim won 2-1. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Defensemen Past 14:

Kevin Shattenkirk, St. Louis (GP: six, G: one, A: seven)

Mark Giordano, Calgary (GP: six, G: one, A: seven)

Zdeno Chara, Boston (GP: six, G: two, A: five)

Lubomir Visnovsky, Anaheim (GP: six, G: two, A: five)

Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit (GP: five, G: one, A: five)

Hot Goaltenders

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BOSTON, MA - MARCH 24: Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins stops a shot in the second period against the Montreal Canadiens on March 24, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Here are the top five goaltenders and bottom five goaltenders up to April 2, 2011 for the past 14 days:

Hot Goaltenders Past 14:

Tim Thomas, Boston (GP: five, W: four, SO: two, GAA: 0.98)

James Reimer, Toronto (GP: five, W: four, SO: one, GAA: 2.22)

Corey Crawford, Chicago (GP: six, W: four, SO: one, GAA: 1.81)

Roberto Luongo, Vancouver (GP: four, W: four, GAA: 1.00)

Ray Emery, Anaheim (GP: four, W: four, GAA: 2.50)

Cold Goaltenders

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EDMONTON, CANADA - JANUARY 18: Nikolai Khabibulin #35 of the Edmonton Oilers defends the goal against the Minnesota Wild on January 18, 2011 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Dale MacMillan/Getty Images)

Cold Goaltenders Past 14:

Nikolai Khabibulin, Edmonton (GP: three, L: three, GAA: 3.40)

Tomas Vokoun, Florida (GP: four, L: three, GAA: 2.52)

Curtis McElhinney, Ottawa (GP: two, L: two, GAA: 4.05)

Rick DiPietro, NY Islanders (GP: two, L: two, GAA: 3.55)

Carey Price, Montreal (GP: five, L: four, GAA: 2.98)