NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Jan 20, 2018
13 games on Jan 20, 2018 produced 12 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (2 up, 0 down), 8 line moves (8 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 1 big game. The biggest: Patrick Maroon moved onto the top power-play unit with Strome, Nurse and Draisaitl, +2:36 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Patrick Maroon moved onto the top power-play unit with Strome, Nurse and Draisaitl, +2:36 of PP time (2 straight games).
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Niklas Kronwall moved up to D1 with Green (2 straight games).
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Roman Josi moved up to D1 with Ellis (2 straight games).
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Ryan Ellis moved up to D1 with Josi (2 straight games).
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TJ Brodie moved up to D1 with Hamonic (2 straight games).
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Changes by team
Patrick Maroon moved onto the top power-play unit with Strome, Nurse and Draisaitl, +2:36 of PP time (2 straight games).
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Darnell Nurse moved onto the top power-play unit with Maroon, Strome and Draisaitl, +3:57 of PP time.
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TJ Brodie moved up to D1 with Hamonic (2 straight games).
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Travis Hamonic moved up to D1 with Brodie (2 straight games).
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Niklas Kronwall moved up to D1 with Green (2 straight games).
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Mike Green moved up to D1 with Kronwall.
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Roman Josi moved up to D1 with Ellis (2 straight games).
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Ryan Ellis moved up to D1 with Josi (2 straight games).
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Dan Girardi moved up to D1 with Sergachev.
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Ryan Pulock had 5 points (1 G, 4 A, 4 SOG).
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Connor Brown played 18:10 (+6:27 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Connor Brown moved up to L3 with van Riemsdyk and Bozak.
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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.
150 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.