NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Friday, Dec 29, 2017
11 games on Dec 29, 2017 produced 20 notable changes: 14 power-play changes (7 up, 7 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 1 big game. The biggest: Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Keith, Toews and Kane (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Keith, Toews and Kane (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CHIGame reportTeam lines
Erik Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Landeskog, Compher and MacKinnon, +4:02 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · COLGame reportTeam lines
Jared Spurgeon moved onto the top power-play unit with Koivu, Suter and Zucker, +3:03 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MINPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jesse Puljujarvi moved up to L1 with Lucic and McDavid (2 straight games).
Line promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Milan Lucic moved up to L1 with McDavid and Puljujarvi (2 straight games).
Line promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Keith, Toews and Kane (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brent Seabrook dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Erik Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Landeskog, Compher and MacKinnon, +4:02 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jared Spurgeon moved onto the top power-play unit with Koivu, Suter and Zucker, +3:03 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mikael Granlund scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Jesse Puljujarvi moved up to L1 with Lucic and McDavid (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Milan Lucic moved up to L1 with McDavid and Puljujarvi (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jesse Puljujarvi played 20:24 (+6:55 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Marcus Johansson moved onto the top power-play unit with Vatanen, Wood and Bratt.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Miles Wood moved onto the top power-play unit with Johansson, Vatanen and Bratt.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nico Hischier moved onto the top power-play unit with Johansson, Vatanen and Wood.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Sami Vatanen moved onto the top power-play unit with Johansson, Wood and Bratt.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brian Boyle dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kyle Palmieri dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Taylor Hall dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Travis Zajac dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Will Butcher dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kyle Okposo moved up to L1 with O'Reilly and Kane.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Matt Duchene dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Elias Lindholm moved up to L2 with McGinn and Ryan.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
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.
154 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 19 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.