An extra game helps when it fits your lineup. Connect your NHL team to Draft Guru to work through skater streams, goalie choices and trades with your roster and scoring in view.
Goals and assists are only part of the picture in some leagues. Ask how shots, hits, blocks and power-play production affect your actual options under your scoring rules. Compare your lineup options
Stream into the open nights
Compare remaining games with your eligible lineup gaps. Weigh the useful appearances, the player you would drop and your remaining adds before making a pickup. Plan a hockey stream
Trade for the roster you need
Look at which positions and stats a deal improves, then consider the depth or goalie cover you give up. Supply keeper terms and missing matchup details when they matter. Evaluate a hockey trade
Start with the way you score.
Points: check skaters and goalies separately
Review the imported weights for skater production and goalie results. Saves, wins and goals allowed may carry very different values. A busy schedule or a high save count alone does not establish the best start.
Categories: volume and ratios need different plans
Extra skater games can create opportunities in counting stats. A goalie appearance can add saves or a chance at a win while changing goals-against average and save percentage. Include minimum goalie starts and whether you play head-to-head or rotisserie.
Your next steps
Map the open nights. Recheck the crease.
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Find the usable games
Map the remaining schedule against open forward, defense and goalie slots. Distinguish games on the calendar from appearances you can actually start under your league’s lock rules.
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Weigh the next goalie start
Compare the stats you need with the ratio risk and any minimum-start requirement. Give Guru your current matchup totals or season standings if they are missing from the connected copy.
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Confirm before the puck drops
Check the expected goalie starter, skater availability and lineup deadlines on your source platform. Make the move there, then refresh or re-import your Draft Guru copy as your provider supports.
No connected team yet?
Start with a general question in Guru. For advice with your saved roster and scoring in view, connect your team and select that league. Check its last-sync time and supply recent changes or rules that are missing.
Choose your provider after signing in. These connections read a copy of your league for advice; make your moves on the platform where it plays.
ESPN
Connect NHL points, category or rotisserie leagues and review the imported scoring. For a private ESPN league, use a saved ESPN connection or set one up with the extension on a computer. Manual and optional daily refresh have provider-specific requirements.
Connect a supported points league. Fantrax uses a Secret ID and imports rosters and settings, not source matchups or standings. Re-import Fantrax to refresh; automatic refresh is not included.
Suggested prompts. Replace the details with your own situation in Guru.
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Using the remaining schedule and open slots I provide, compare these skaters for usable games and my shots and hits categories.
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I am protecting save percentage but still need goalie starts. Using these matchup totals and minimum-start rules, explain the tradeoffs of another start.
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For this trade, show which positions and scoring categories improve and what depth I would lose.
Before you ask
Know what goes into the answer.
Which NHL leagues can I connect?
ESPN supports NHL points, category and rotisserie leagues. Fantrax supports NHL points leagues and needs a re-import to update the saved copy. Sleeper does not support NHL connections. Review imported rules and supply any missing custom settings.
Should I always stream another goalie?
No. Compare the opportunity for wins or saves with the risk to your ratios, and check any minimum goalie-start requirement before sitting a goalie. Expected starters can change; confirm the latest team news and your lineup lock on the source platform.
Does Guru have every matchup and schedule detail?
Check the last-sync time and the information in your connected league. Supply missing schedule, add-limit, matchup or standings details. Fantrax imports include rosters and source settings, not source matchups or standings; re-import to update the copy.
Where do I make a lineup, waiver or trade move?
For a connected league, make the move on its source platform. For a league hosted on Draft Guru, use its league tools; waiver options are inside the league’s Players tab. Review the deadline and any required drop before confirming.
Can I try Guru for free?
Yes. Start with the Free plan and check its current message and connection allowances. Compare the plans before choosing the tools you need.
Take the next step.
Bring your team. Work through the call.
Connect your roster and ask about the decision in front of you.