Daily Fantasy Hockey 2015: NHL DraftKings Strategy for April 25

Saturday's matchups in the 2015 NHL playoffs are sure to live up to the billing. With Game 6 action in three of the four games on tap, stakes and tensions will be enormous as clubs aim to save their seasons.

The feeling-out process for these teams is long in the past, and now comes the fine-tuning of game plans as teams try to exploit mismatches that have been brewing. Time is running out to find the best matchup plays with the first puck dropping at 3 p.m. ET, so take a look below for advice on who to target on DraftKings.

Pos.	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
C	John Tavares ($9,100)	Steven Stamkos ($9,000)	Nicklas Backstrom ($8,500)
W	Alex Ovechkin ($9,400)	Patrick Kane ($8,800)	James Neal ($8,200)
D	Roman Josi ($8,600)	John Carlson ($7,600)	Mark Giordano ($6,300)
G	Braden Holtby ($9,100)	Pekka Rinne ($9,000)	Petr Mrazek ($8,800)

C Colin Wilson, Nashville Predators (OPRK 19th, FPPG 2.8): $5,500

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It's not easy to make sense of Colin Wilson's playoff explosion for the Nashville Predators, but daily fantasy owners might as well embrace it at this point. He's been a goal-scoring machine with five goals in five games against the Blackhawks on 16 shots on goal.

Despite being tied with Vladimir Tarasenko for the most goals in the postseason, Wilson is just the 10th most expensive center for Saturday. He's less than your average salary per player but could prove to be the biggest producer.

W Jiri Hudler, Calgary Flames (OPRK 20th, FPPG 3.3): $5,800

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Flames right winger Jiri Hudler struggled out of the postseason gates but has since found his footing with a goal and an assist in Game 4 against the Vancouver Canucks. Calgary as a unit should be expected to come out firing as it looks to wrap up the series in Game 6, and that should spur a breakout performance from the veteran.

The Canucks are somewhat strong against left wingers (10th) but rank just 20th against right wingers such as Hudler. 

D Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks (OPRK 22nd, FPPG 2.9): $5,200

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Defensemen aren't supposed to average a point per game in the postseason, but don't tell that to Blackhawks blueliner Brent Seabrook. His triple-overtime winner in Game 4 hasn't been his only contribution, as he's scored twice and added two assists in five games after just 35 points in 82 regular-season games.

With at least 3.5 fantasy points in each game this series against the Nashville Predators, Seabrook should be counted on for more of the same as Chicago returns home for Game 6.

G Jaroslav Halak, New York Islanders (OPRK 5th, FPPG 4.8): $8,400

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The Islanders' first-round series with the Washington Capitals has been a mixed bag for goaltender Jaroslav Halak. He posted 6.8-point performances in wins early in the series but has been held below four points in each of the Capitals' three victories.

As New York turns to Nassau Coliseum for what could very well be the last game to be played in the arena, a gut-check performance should be in order for the Islanders with their backs against the wall. That will start between the pipes.

Advanced stats courtesy of Hockey-Reference.com and DraftKings unless otherwise noted.

Steven Cook covers daily fantasy for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter.

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