NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Jan 2, 2018
12 games on Jan 2, 2018 produced 22 notable changes: 10 power-play changes (3 up, 7 down), 5 line moves (5 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Colton Parayko moved onto the top power-play unit with Stastny, Schenn and Tarasenko, +2:58 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Colton Parayko moved onto the top power-play unit with Stastny, Schenn and Tarasenko, +2:58 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · STLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tage Thompson moved onto the top power-play unit with Stastny, Schenn and Tarasenko, +3:00 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · STLGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Brodziak moved up to L1 with Steen and Berglund (2 straight games).
Line promotion · STLGame reportTeam lines
Colin Miller moved onto the top power-play unit with Neal, Perron and Haula.
PP1 promotion · VGKPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Calle Jarnkrok moved up to L2 with Johansen and Arvidsson (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Colton Parayko moved onto the top power-play unit with Stastny, Schenn and Tarasenko, +2:58 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tage Thompson moved onto the top power-play unit with Stastny, Schenn and Tarasenko, +3:00 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Brodziak moved up to L1 with Steen and Berglund (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Scottie Upshall moved up to L2 with Schenn and Tarasenko.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Colton Parayko played 27:09 (+5:34 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Colin Miller moved onto the top power-play unit with Neal, Perron and Haula.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Marchessault dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 29 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Sonny Milano moved up to L2 with Jenner and Anderson (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Sonny Milano played 16:55 (+6:22 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Lukas Sedlak moved up to L3 with Calvert and Bjorkstrand.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Calle Jarnkrok moved up to L2 with Johansen and Arvidsson (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Craig Smith dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
P.K. Subban dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan Johansen dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Viktor Arvidsson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Gabriel Landeskog dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mikko Rantanen dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Semyon Varlamov stopped all 21 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Ryan Miller stopped all 31 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Jonathan Quick stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 29 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.
173 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 17 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.