NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Oct 21, 2017
12 games on Oct 21, 2017 produced 26 notable changes: 16 power-play changes (10 up, 6 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 3 big games. The biggest: Aaron Ekblad moved up to D1 with Yandle (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Aaron Ekblad moved up to D1 with Yandle (2 straight games).
Line promotion · FLAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Keith Yandle moved up to D1 with Ekblad (2 straight games).
Line promotion · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Keith Yandle dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Connor Brown moved up to L2 with van Riemsdyk and Bozak (3 straight games).
Line promotion · TORPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Adam Pelech moved onto the top power-play unit with Ladd, Bailey and Nelson, +1:46 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · NYIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Aaron Ekblad moved up to D1 with Yandle (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Keith Yandle moved up to D1 with Ekblad (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Keith Yandle dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Connor Brown moved up to L2 with van Riemsdyk and Bozak (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Auston Matthews moved onto the top power-play unit with Marleau, Gardiner and Brown.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Connor Brown moved onto the top power-play unit with Marleau, Gardiner and Nylander.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jake Gardiner moved onto the top power-play unit with Marleau, Brown and Nylander.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Patrick Marleau moved onto the top power-play unit with Gardiner, Brown and Nylander.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
William Nylander moved onto the top power-play unit with Marleau, Gardiner and Brown.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
James van Riemsdyk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mitch Marner dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Morgan Rielly dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nazem Kadri dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyler Bozak dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Marco Scandella moved onto the top power-play unit with Okposo, Kane and Ristolainen, +1:53 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake McCabe moved up to D2 with Tennyson (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jake McCabe played 23:43 (+6:07 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Seabrook, Toews and Panik.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brent Seabrook moved onto the top power-play unit with Toews, Panik and Saad.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Gustav Forsling moved up to D2 with Rutta (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jan Rutta moved up to D2 with Forsling (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Michael Cammalleri moved onto the top power-play unit with Brown, Kopitar and Martinez.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Dustin Brown had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Adam Pelech moved onto the top power-play unit with Ladd, Bailey and Nelson, +1:46 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Logan Couture scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Steven Stamkos had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
How Line Watch works
- •Deployment is rebuilt from the official shift charts: the forward trio and defense pair a player shared the most 5-on-5 time with, and the power-play unit he spent most of the man advantage on.
- •Each game is compared with the player's previous five games (at least three), so a change means a change from his own recent role.
- •Changes that last only one game, come out of blowouts or move by a few seconds are filtered out. What remains is ranked by fantasy impact: first-unit power play and top-line moves first.
148 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 23 passed.
FAQ
What is Line Watch?
Line Watch flags fantasy-relevant role changes from the NHL shift charts: players moving onto or off the first power-play unit, forwards and defensemen moving up or down the lineup, new defense partners, and big swings in ice time. Each night gets its own dated digest.
How is a line change detected?
After every game we rebuild each team's lines, pairs and power-play units from who was on the ice together, then compare every player with his own previous five games. A change only counts once the team has three games of history to compare against.
Why are some line changes left out?
Coaches shuffle lines constantly, so a one-game move is usually noise. Power-play and line moves must hold for at least two straight games (three after a blowout decided by 4+ goals). Ice-time swings must be at least three minutes, not come from a blowout, and either repeat or reach five minutes.
Where do goalie and injury alerts come from?
Goalie flips come from our starting-goalie snapshots, taken every 15 minutes: a different goalie listed, or a confirmed starter going back to expected. Injury notes come from the public injury report, matched to NHL players and limited to regular-lineup players.
Can I get these alerts by email?
Yes. Create a free account and follow as many players as you like from their player pages; you get one morning email with their changes. If you connect Yahoo, your roster's changes are included too. Every email links back to these free pages and has an unsubscribe link.