NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Dec 23, 2017
15 games on Dec 23, 2017 produced 18 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (1 up, 5 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions) and 6 big games. The biggest: David Schlemko moved up to D1 with Benn (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
David Schlemko moved up to D1 with Benn (2 straight games).
Line promotion · MTLGame reportTeam lines
Anze Kopitar dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Colton Parayko dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · STLGame reportTeam lines
Drew Doughty dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Dustin Brown dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
David Schlemko moved up to D1 with Benn (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Anze Kopitar dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Drew Doughty dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Dustin Brown dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Colton Parayko dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyler Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Stamkos, Hedman and Kucherov, +4:36 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 22 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Torey Krug moved up to D1 with Carlo.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Danny DeKeyser moved up to D1 with Green.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Shayne Gostisbehere moved up to D1 with Provorov.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Travis Konecny moved up to L1 with Giroux and Couturier.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake Virtanen moved up to L2 with Dowd and Gaunce (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
James Reimer stopped all 38 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Duncan Keith dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
John Gibson stopped all 29 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Martin Jones stopped all 28 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame 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.
193 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 12 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.