Forecaster: Key players and teams for March 13-19

The number of games remaining this season range from a generous 18 for the Carolina Hurricanes to only 14 for teams such as the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets. In many head-to-head fantasy leagues, we are heading into the final week before the playoffs.

Among the standard-league statistics in which you can still make a big move, power-play points (PPP) are arguably the easiest. Why? The short answer is because there are fewer of them in your league. In rotisserie formats, the number of PPP collected are going to trail significantly behind the other counting stats of goals, assists, shots or even penalty minutes.

In head-to-head or points leagues, the same logic…