Who to start · 2025-26
Devon Toews vs Dougie Hamilton
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dougie Hamilton projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Devon Toews's 1.35.
Toews had 24 points in 68 games; Hamilton had 39 in 77 games.
This week Toews has 2 games left; Hamilton has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Hamilton for 3.6 to Toews's 2.9 over the games left.
Devon Toews has the better number in 17 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Toews's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.039, On-ice PDO 1025, 20+ mph bursts 55.
Hamilton's biggest edges: Goals above expected +1.4, Hits 87, Ascension score 60.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Dougie Hamilton rates ahead, +5.4 to +4.7 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Toews is steady, On-ice xGF/60 2.78 (was 3.68); Hamilton is steady, On-ice xGF/60 4.83 (was 3.03).
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 3 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 0 PPP, 26 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Devon Toews
+4.7
category z-score total
Dougie Hamilton
+5.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Dougie Hamilton has the edge (Toews wins 2, Hamilton wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Toews | Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| Assists / game | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.61 | 0.03 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.57 | 2.73 |
| Hits / game | 0.43 | 1.12 |
Per-game rates from the selected sample; blended mixes last season with this season, weighting this season more as games are played. Categories are scored as z-scores against qualified players at the same position. Your scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Toews vs Hamilton
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Toews 2G 4A, 31 SOG · Hamilton 4G 6A, 39 SOG
Toews blocked 0 of Hamilton's shots; Hamilton blocked 3 of Toews's.
On the ice against each other (Toews's side)
25:48 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Toews's side
- Shot attempts
- 26–37
- 41.3%
- Expected goals
- 1.1–1.4
- 44.1%
- Goals
- 2–3
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Toews | Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | COL 3–4 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-10-28 | COL 8–4 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-10-26 | COL 3–4 NJD | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-02-26 | COL 5–1 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-08 | COL 4–0 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-11-07 | COL 6–3 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2023-03-01 | COL 5–7 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2022-10-28 | COL 0–1 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2022-04-14 | COL 3–1 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-03-08 | COL 3–5 NJD | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2019-10-11 | NYI 2–5 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2019-05-03 · PO | NYI 2–5 CAR | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 16 meetings.
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Oct 19 to Oct 25. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Devon Toews
4games (2 left)
2.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ PHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to DLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ NJDB2B
- Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL1.4 ptsOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH1.5 pts
Dougie Hamilton
3games (2 left)
3.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs COL
- Thu, Oct 22 vs ANA1.7 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to DLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs LAK1.9 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Devon Toews or Dougie Hamilton in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dougie Hamilton projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Devon Toews's 1.35. Toews had 24 points in 68 games; Hamilton had 39 in 77 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
- Who is better, Devon Toews or Dougie Hamilton?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Devon Toews leads in 17 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Toews and Hamilton done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Toews's team went 5–11. Toews had 6 points (2 goals) and Hamilton had 10 (4 goals).
2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →