NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Jan 25, 2018
15 games on Jan 25, 2018 produced 21 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (3 up, 5 down), 9 line moves (4 promotions, 5 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 3 big games. The biggest: Corey Perry dropped to L4 from L1 with Vermette and Wagner (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Corey Perry dropped to L4 from L1 with Vermette and Wagner (2 straight games).
Line demotion · ANAGame reportTeam lines
Jack Johnson moved up to D2 with Nutivaara (3 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Jerabek dropped to D3 from D1 with Benn (2 straight games).
Line demotion · MTLGame reportTeam lines
Jordie Benn dropped to D3 from D1 with Jerabek (2 straight games).
Line demotion · MTLGame reportTeam lines
Danton Heinen moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Spooner and Krug.
PP1 promotion · BOSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Corey Perry dropped to L4 from L1 with Vermette and Wagner (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jack Johnson moved up to D2 with Nutivaara (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nick Foligno dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Pierre-Luc Dubois dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jakub Jerabek dropped to D3 from D1 with Benn (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jordie Benn dropped to D3 from D1 with Jerabek (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Derek Stepan moved onto the top power-play unit with Ekman-Larsson, Panik and Perlini.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Christian Fischer dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Clayton Keller dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jakob Chychrun dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Danton Heinen moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Spooner and Krug.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Schultz moved onto the top power-play unit with Malkin, Crosby and Hornqvist.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alex DeBrincat scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Robin Lehner stopped all 30 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Pekka Rinne stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Jack Roslovic played 15:53 (+4:53 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Connor dropped to L4 from L2 with Hendricks and Dano (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jack Roslovic moved up to L2 with Wheeler and Laine.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Samuel Girard moved up to D2 with Nemeth.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mike Hoffman dropped to L3 from L2 with Ryan and Duchene.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Devin Shore moved up to L3 with Spezza and Janmark.
Line promotionGame 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.
208 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 18 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.