NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Jan 30, 2018
12 games on Jan 30, 2018 produced 18 notable changes: 11 power-play changes (2 up, 9 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Danton Heinen moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Spooner and Krug, +3:54 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Danton Heinen moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Spooner and Krug, +3:54 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · BOSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Callahan moved onto the top power-play unit with Stamkos, Hedman and Kucherov, +3:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Anders Lee dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Craig Smith dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Derick Brassard dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Danton Heinen moved onto the top power-play unit with Bergeron, Spooner and Krug, +3:54 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Callahan moved onto the top power-play unit with Stamkos, Hedman and Kucherov, +3:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Craig Smith dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mattias Ekholm dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Austin Watson dropped to L4 from L3 with Salomaki and Sissons (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Colton Sissons dropped to L4 from L3 with Watson and Salomaki (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Anders Lee dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
John Tavares dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Josh Bailey dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Derick Brassard dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Erik Karlsson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mike Hoffman dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Stefan Noesen moved up to L3 with Zajac and Coleman (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Miles Wood moved up to L2 with Palmieri and Zacha.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Evgeni Malkin scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Darcy Kuemper stopped all 28 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
John Gibson stopped all 25 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.
176 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 15 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.