Fantasy Hockey: Week 22, Post-Trade Deadline

The NHL trade deadline is Feb. 28, 2011, also the first day of this scoring period.  This will play a huge role in who you dress, as you could plan on dressing a player because of who he plays for or who they are playing against.

However, all that could change sometime on Monday with a trade.  The deadline is 3:00 p.m. EST, leaving just five hours before the first game to set your lineup after finding out trade results.

Players that get traded tend to raise their level of play in their first few games with a new team, as they are trying to impress their new teammates, coaches and general managers, so look to dress those traded players.

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

Aaron Brouwer is the co-creator of www.fantasyhockeycoach.com.  FHC is a free fantasy hockey service that developed a ranking system combining post-lockout statistics, current factors and our own hockey knowledge.  Brouwer writes about fantasy hockey and the Calgary Flames on Bleacher Report. You can contact Coach Brouwer at [e-mail].

Week 22: Games to Be Played

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GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 08: Drew Stafford #21 of the Buffalo Sabres during the NHL game against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena on January 8, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. The Sabres defeated the Coyotes 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Christian Peterse

FOUR GAMES

Buffalo, Calgary, Chicago, Detroit, Florida, Minnesota, NY Islanders, NY Rangers and Vancouver

THREE GAMES

Anaheim, Atlanta, Boston, Carolina, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Montreal, Nashville, New Jersey, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto and Washington

TWO GAMES

 Colorado

Week 22: Home and Away Games

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ANAHEIM, CA - DECEMBER 10: Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks skates against the Calgary Flames at the Honda Center on December 10, 2010 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/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 Feb. 23, 2011):

HOME

Anaheim (17-9-1), Atlanta (13-12-5), Los Angeles (17-9-1), NY Islanders (12-14-4), NY Rangers (14-13-3) and San Jose (15-10-3)

AWAY

Buffalo (15-10-4), Columbus (15-10-4), Dallas (14-14-1), Detroit (20-8-2), Montreal (13-15-1), Nashville (17-15-1) and Pittsburgh (16-9-4)

Week 22: Sunday Games to Finish Out the Week

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PITTSBURGH, PA - FEBRUARY 21: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck during the NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center on February 21, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Capitals defeated the Penguin

If you participate in any type of head-to-head hockey pool, then you are likely dressing a lineup for each scoring period that 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 Sunday (record for Sunday games up to Week 20): 

Anaheim (7-4), Buffalo (1-2), Calgary (3-2), Florida (2-2), Minnesota (3-4), Nashville (3-3), NY Islanders (2-4), NY Rangers (4-4), Philadelphia (5-2), Vancouver (4-3) and Washington (8-1).

Week 22: Back-to-Back Games

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CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 20: Corey Crawford #50 of the Chicago Blackhawks stops a shot in the shootout by Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the United Center on February 20, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Penguins 3-2 in

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 Week 20):

Buffalo (5-9), Calgary (4-6), Carolina (6-7), Chicago (6-5), Columbus (8-5), Dallas (3-6), Detroit (6-4), Florida (4-8), Minnesota (3-10), NY Islanders (4-9), NY Rangers (10-5), Ottawa (3-8), Philadelphia (8-4), Pittsburgh (7-4), Tampa Bay (6-6), Toronto (5-6) and Vancouver (7-3).

Chicago plays on Monday after playing this Sunday, giving them a second set of back-to-back games this week.

Week 22: Top 5 and Bottom 5 Teams Over Last 10 Games

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NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 08: Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the New Jersey Devils skates during an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Prudential Center on February 8, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

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 a team that's on a hot streak.

Here are the top five and bottom five teams up to Feb. 23, 2011:

TOP FIVE

New Jersey (9-0-1), Phoenix (8-2-0), San Jose (8-2-0), Columbus (7-2-1) and NY Islanders (7-3-0)

BOTTOM FIVE

Dallas (1-8-1), Colorado (1-8-1), Atlanta (2-7-1), Ottawa (2-6-2) and NY Rangers (3-6-1)

Week 22: Streaking Skaters

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UNIONDALE, NY - FEBRUARY 21: John Tavares #91 of the New York Islanders skates during an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers at the Nassau Coliseum on February 21, 2011 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/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 you can dress them while they are on a hot streak.

Here are the top five scorers up to Feb. 23, 2011 for the past seven and 14 days:

SKATER (PAST SEVEN)

Matt Moulson, NY ISLANDERS (GP: four; G: six, A: one)

Daniel Cleary, DETROIT (GP: four; G: four, A: two)

Andy McDonald, ST. LOUIS (GP: four; G: four, A: two)

Rick Nash, COLUMBUS (GP: three; G: three, A: three)

Alex Ovechkin, WASHINGTON (GP: four; G: three, A: three)

SKATER (PAST 14)

John Tavares, NY ISLANDERS (GP: eight; G: five, A: seven)

Matt Moulson, NY ISLANDERS (GP: eight; G: eight, A: three)

Michael Grabner, NY ISLANDER (GP: eight; G: eight, A: three)

Curtis Glencross, CALGARY (GP: seven; G: six, A: five)

Patrick Kane, CHICAGO (GP: seven; G: five A: six)

Week 22: Hot and Cold Goaltending

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DALLAS, TX - FEBRUARY 22: Goaltender Johan Hedberg #1 of the New Jersey Devils makes a save against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on February 22, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Here are the top five goaltenders and bottom five goaltenders up to Feb. 23, 2011 for the past 14 days:

HOT GOALTENDERS (PAST 14)

Johan Hedberg, NEW JERSEY (GS: six, W: six, SO: 2, GAA: 0.82)

Ilya Bryzgalov, PHOENIX (GS: six, W: six, GAA: 2.11)

Al Montoya, NY ISLANDERS (GS: three, W: three, SO: one, GAA: 1.42)

Antti Niemi, SAN JOSE (GS: seven, W: five, SO: one, GAA: 1.85)

Corey Crawford, CHICAGO (GS: six, W: four, GAA: 2.12)

COLD GOALTENDERS (PAST 14)

Peter Budaj, COLORADO (GS: six, L: four, GAA: 3.44)

Kari Lehtonen, DALLAS (GS: six, L: four, GAA: 2.81)

Tomas Vokoun, FLORIDA (GS: five, L: three, GAA: 3.18)

Ryan Miller, BUFFALO (GS: five, L: three, GAA: 2.96)

Cam Ward, CAROLINA (GS: seven, W: two, GAA: 2.84)