Fantasy Hockey Schedule Week 16: New Year Brings Movement

As we get deeper into the New Year, NHL teams are realizing their needs and making moves to fix them.

We have already seen the Tampa Bay Lightning improve their goaltending by acquiring Dwayne Roloson. Roloson has put up three wins and two shutouts in his first four starts with the Bolts.

The New York Rangers needed help up front due to all their injuries and acquired Wojtek Wolski, who scored the game-winning goal this week against the Vancouver Canucks.

Already in 2011 we have seen five trades, and as we get closer to the NHL trade deadline (Feb. 28) you can expect a lot more action. Fantasy GMs, pay attention to trades, as a change in scenery can give a player a bump in production.

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 16:

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UNIONDALE, NY - JANUARY 11: John Tavares #91 of the New York Islanders skates during an NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at the Nassau Coliseum on January 11, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

Four Games: Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Calgary, Carolina, Florida, Los Angeles, Montreal, New Jersey, NY Islanders, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Tampa Bay

Three Games: Anaheim, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Minnesota, Nashville, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington

Two Games: Chicago

Home and Away Games

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ST LOUIS, MO - DECEMBER 09: Jaroslav Halak #41 of the St. Louis Blues tends net against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center on December 9, 2010 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

When it comes to dressing your players for the upcoming week, especially your goalies, it is important to know which team is on a long road trip and which team is enjoying an extended period 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 January 14, 2011):

HOME: Colorado (11-8-1), Edmonton (7-11-3), Florida (10-8-2), NY Islanders (7-8-4), Philadelphia (13-6-2), Phoenix (9-5-5) and St. Louis (14-7-2)

AWAY: Anaheim (8-11-3), Columbus (9-10-2), Los Angeles (9-11-0), Minnesota (11-7-3), Nashville (13-10-1) and Washington (9-9-2)

Sunday Games

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CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 22: Patric Hornqvist #27 of the Nashville Predators passes the puck against Duncan Keith #2 of the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on December 22, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Predators 4-1. (Photo

If you participate in any type of head-to-head hockey pool then 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 but not including Week 15):

Atlanta (3-3), Buffalo (0-0), Chicago (5-2), Edmonton (3-3), Florida (1-1), Nashville (2-2), New Jersey (1-2), NY Islanders (1-3), Philadelphia (2-1) and Tampa Bay (1-3)

Back-To-Back Games

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MONTREAL, CANADA - JANUARY 12: Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens gets down to stop the puck deflected by Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on January 12, 2011 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo

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 for the week. Here are the teams that play in back-to-back games this week (record of second game of back-to-back up to but not including Week 15):

Atlanta (2-8), Boston (4-3), Buffalo (4-7), Calgary (2-5), Carolina (5-5), Chicago (5-3), Columbus (6-3), Dallas (3-4), Los Angeles (3-4), Minnesota (1-9), Montreal (5-3), New Jersey (2-7), NY Islanders (2-7), NY Rangers (10-1), Ottawa (2-5), Philadelphia (5-4), Phoenix (3-5), Tampa Bay (5-5) and Toronto (1-5)

Montreal plays two sets of back-to-back this week

Top Five And Bottom Five Teams

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VANCOUVER, CANADA - JANUARY 7: Daniel Sedin #22 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates after scoring his second goal of the game against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period at Rogers Arena January 7, 2011 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Photo by Rich La

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 a goalie from teams that are on a hot streak. Here are the top five and bottom five teams up to January 14, 2011:

TOP FIVE: Vancouver (8-1-1), Tampa Bay (7-3-0), Anaheim (7-3-0), Washington (6-1-3) and NY Rangers (6-2-2)

BOTTOM FIVE: New Jersey (2-8-0), San Jose (2-8-0), Edmonton (2-6-2), Columbus (3-7-0) and Los Angeles (3-7-0)

Streaking Skaters

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BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 11: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins takes the puck in the first period against the Ottawa Senators on January 11, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/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 a hot streak.

Here are the top five scorers up to January 14, 2011 for the past seven and 14 days:

SKATER PAST 7:

Patrice Bergeron-BOSTON (4GP 6G 3A)
Bobby Ryan-ANAHEIM (3GP 6G 1A)
Danny Briere-PHILADELPHIA (3GP 3G 4A)
Nikolai Kulemin-TORONTO (4GP 3G 4A)
Tuomo Ruutu-CAROLINA (4GP 3G 4A)

SKATER PAST 14:

Patrice Bergeron-BOSTON (7GP 6G 5A)
Tuomo Ruutu-CAROLINA (7GP 4G 7A)
Shea Weber-NASHVILLE (7GP 2G 9A)
Daniel Sedin-VANCOUVER (8GP 6G 4A)
Danny Briere-PHILADELPHIA (6GP 5G 5A)

Hot and Cold Goaltenders

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ANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 12: Brad Winchester #15 of the St. Louis Blues looks to deflect a shot in front of Jonas Hiller #1 of the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on January 12, 2011 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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

HOT GOALTENDERS PAST 14:

Jonas Hiller-ANAHEIM (6G 5W 2SO 1.51 GAA)
Corey Crawford-CHICAGO (6GS 4W 2SO 1.66 GAA)
Dwayne Roloson-TAMPA BAY (5GS 4W 2SO 1.97 GAA)
Roberto Luongo-VANCOUVER (4GS 3W 1.44 GAA)
Pekka Rinne-NASHVILLE (6GS 5W 1.34 GAA)

COLD GOALTENDERS PAST 14:

Nikolai Khabibulin-EDMONTON (4GS 0W 4L 4.09 GAA)
Craig Anderson-COLORADO (4GS 0W 3L)
Brian Elliott-OTTAWA (5GS 0W 3L 3.97 GAA)
Mathieu Garon-COLUMBUS (3GS 0W 3L 4.76 GAA)
Jonathan Quick-LOS ANGELES (5GS 1W 4L 3.04 GAA)