Welcome to Wednesday's one-game NHL Slate. Jack Hughes and Alex Ovechkin are looking to lead their teams to victory and both players should be quite popular on this slate. We still need to dig deep and find value to allow us to pay up for both superstars, so let’s take a look at some options. You can build daily fantasy hockey lineups on DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo Fantasy for Wednesday, October 25th, but before you build those NHL daily fantasy lineups, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS projections, the NHL Value Finder, and the NHL DFS lineup generator. Let's now take a closer look at the daily fantasy hockey top plays for tonight's NHL DFS Showdown slate.

 

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New Jersey Devils Vs Hunter Shepard (4.0)

Washington Capitals Vs. Akira Schmid (2.7)

New Jersey Devils Vs. Washington Capitals


Players to target: Jack Hughes, Tyler Toffoli, Jesper Bratt, Dougie Hamilton, Akira Schmid, Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, T.J. Oshie

These two Metro division teams looks to be headed in opposite directions early in the season. The Devils are one point from being in first place, while the Capitals are currently last, and have an Eastern Conference worse -12 goal differential.

Jack Hughes is likely to be a popular choice tonight and rightly so, he has 9 points in his last three games and he has nearly averaged three points per game so far this season. He should be in your lineup, and I would want to consider what a lineup looks like with him in the captain spot. Alex Ovechkin remains a solid candidate for the captain spot as well. After a bit of a slow start to the season, Ovechkin has 19 shots on goal in his last two games, and points in three straight. Tyler Toffoli is coming off scoring a hat-trick last night, and he has scored in two straight games, which makes him a less expensive candidate for the captain spot if you're looking to run with a more rounded lineup. Other players worth your consideration today are Jesper Bratt, Timo Meier, T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, and Matthew Phillips who could be a nice value play.

On the backend, Dougie Hamilton also is a candidate for the captain spot as he will shoot the puck with volume, and has the ability to get you multiple points as well, however, his use would be more risky than the others. John Carlson is another defenseman who is worth taking a look at. Carlson has played well to start the season. He has points in four straight games, and he has blocked three shots or more in four straight games as well.

When it comes to goalies today, you can play Akira Schmid who is likely to get the start for the Devils, which gives him a good chance to get the win. The Capitals are going with Hunter Shepard today, who I would avoid using in such a tough matchup like this.