Fantasy Hockey 2025-26: Weekly Strength of Schedule and Streaming Targets — Week 12

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 12 Strength of Schedule

Week 12 Streaming Targets

With the Christmas break cutting the schedule down, we’re looking at just four game days and 35 total games this week. That leaves only two true “Light Nights,” with just four teams playing on both. Those teams are where our focus will be.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Adam Fantilli (C – 44% Rostered)

It’s pretty surprising that Fantilli is only rostered in 44 percent of leagues, because he’s played very well as of late. After a slow start to the season, he’s picked up 10 goals and seven assists (17 points) in his last 24 games. The third-year centre is playing monster minutes, averaging 20:46 TOI/gm on the top line and top power-play unit during that stretch.

Dmitri Voronkov (LW – 30% Rostered)

I would probably look at other Blue Jackets over Voronkov this week. He’s picked up just five points (4G / 1A) in his last 14 games and was recently demoted to the third line. His ice-time has dropped to 15:25 and 14:38 TOI in his last two games, so there are likely better Blue Jackets available on your wire.

Sean Monahan (C – 27% Rostered)

Monahan is also a questionable pickup right now. He’s on an eight-game goalless drought and has just one assist and nine SOG during that time. Monahan was also shuffled down to the third-line last game, making him a low priority pickup this week.

Boone Jenner (C/LW – 23% Rostered)

Jenner returned from injury on December 11th, and has four points (2G / 2A) in five games while averaging 2.8 SOG and 2.8 hits per game. He’s a solid stream in standard formats, but he’s absolute stud in banger leagues. In his last 10 games, he has eight points (3G / 5A) with 2.4 SOG, 4.4 Shot Attempts, 2.2 Hits and 1.2 Blocks per game. A total category stuffer.

Mason Marchment (LW – 10% Rostered)

Marchment was traded to the Blue Jackets over the weekend and second one goal on three SOG in 19:41 TOI in his debut on Saturday. Marchment debuted on a line with Fantilli and played on PP2, positioning him to be a nice streamer this week. He won’t produce elite offensive numbers, but he can chip in this week and averages over one hit per game, so he’s got some value in extended formats, too.

Kent Johnson (C/LW/RW – 6% Rostered)

Johnson moved out of the bottom-6 on Saturday, skating with Fantilli and Marchment and had an assist in 15:40 TOI. So long as he’s not buried on the depth chart, like he had been recently, Johnson should be a decent source of assists this week. He has five assists in his last five games, but he has just two SOG, so there’s no goal-scoring upside at all. He’s a deep-league pickup only.

Philadelphia Flyers

Owen Tippett (LW/RW – 31% Rostered)

Tippett continues to produce decent offensive results while contributing in a variety of categories. In his last 11 games, he has seven points (4G / 3A), while averaging 1.6 SOG, 4.5 Shot Attempts and 2.1 hits per game. He probably won’t be available in most competitive leagues, but if he’s out there in any banger leagues, he’s a must-stream with long-term value.

Noah Cates (C – 6% Rostered)

Cates isn’t a household name, but he plays big minutes (17:10 ATOI) for the Flyers and can chip in across the board. He has five points (3G / 2A) while averaging 2.0 SOG, 2.8 Shot Attempts, 1.0 Blocked Shots and 1.0 hits per game in his last nine games. He should definitely be in consideration in extended formats.

Christian Dvorak (C – 5% Rostered)

Dvorak missed the Flyers last game, so make sure he’s playing Monday before picking him up. But, if he’s good-to-go, Dvorak has been playing on the top line with Trevor Zegras, and has seven points (1G / 6A) in his last seven games while offering solid shot volume (2.4 SOG/gm).

Bobby Brink (RW – 2% Rostered)

Brink comes into Week 12 with seven points (3G / 4A) in his last nine games, while averaging over 15 minutes per game and recently skated on the Flyers top PP unit. Now, Philadelphia balances the use of their PP units, so that’s not a major factor, but it helps when you’re on the more potent unit.

Seattle Kraken

Eeli Tolvanen (LW/RW – 18% Rostered)

Tolvanen is a name we always talk about as being a strong banger-league stream, but his offence has taken off in December. Tolvanen has two goals and six assists (eight points) in his last nine games, while still averaging 4.2 Shot Attempts and 2.8 Hits per game. Skating on the top-line and top PP unit, with a great shot, Tolvanen is as likely as anyone to lead Seattle in every category this week.

Chandler Stephenson (C – 18% Rostered)

Stephenson comes into Week 12 on an eight-game point streak, scoring five goals with four assists (nine points) during that time. Now, he’s shooting 21.7 percent during that time, but he’s actually increased his shot volume which is an encouraging sign. Stephenson is averaging over 20 minutes per game, so he’s given plenty of opportunity to get on the scoresheet. The problem, he’s averaging just 1.89 on-ice xGF/60 at 5v5, so he has to be extremely efficient to maintain the recent results.

Jordan Eberle (RW – 15% Rostered)

I talk about Eberle every time the Kraken are in a good streaming spot, because he creates more offence than anyone in their lineup. He doesn’t always translate onto the scoresheet, but he’s been ok as of late, scoring two goals with four assists (six points) in his last nine games. He plays big minutes with strong shot volume (2.2 SOG and 4.8 Shot Attempts), giving him a great chance to get on the board every night.

Matty Beniers (C – 14% Rostered)

Beniers has improved his shot volume this season, but he has just two goals in his last 21 games. So it doesn’t matter much if you’re averaging 4.1 Shot Attempts per game, when you’re only shooting 5.3%. He can chip in assists, but the goal-scoring isn’t as reliable as you’ll get with Eberle or Tolvanen.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Oliver Bjorkstrand (RW – 6% Rostered)

There isn’t anyone on the Tampa roster that’s worth streaming besides Bjorkstrand. He has six points (3G / 3A) in his last six games, but his usage and shot volume remain modest. His spot on PP1 is the focal point. Four of his five goals and seven of his 15 points have come with the man-advantage this season. All of his value is tied to that top unit, because not much his happening with him on the ice at 5v5.