NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Sunday, Feb 4, 2018
3 games on Feb 4, 2018 produced 13 notable changes: 9 power-play changes (5 up, 4 down) and 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions). The biggest: Jaccob Slavin moved up to D1 with Faulk (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jaccob Slavin moved up to D1 with Faulk (2 straight games).
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Alex Tuch moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Karlsson and Marchessault.
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Jonathan Marchessault moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Karlsson and Theodore.
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Reilly Smith moved onto the top power-play unit with Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore.
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Shea Theodore moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Karlsson and Marchessault.
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Changes by team
Jaccob Slavin moved up to D1 with Faulk (2 straight games).
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Teuvo Teravainen moved up to L1 with Staal and Aho.
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Elias Lindholm dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Jordan Staal dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Justin Faulk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Sebastian Aho dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Alex Tuch moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Karlsson and Marchessault.
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Jonathan Marchessault moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Karlsson and Theodore.
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Reilly Smith moved onto the top power-play unit with Karlsson, Marchessault and Theodore.
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Shea Theodore moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Karlsson and Marchessault.
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William Karlsson moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Marchessault and Theodore.
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David Perron moved up to L1 with Neal and Haula.
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Byron Froese moved up to L2 with Deslauriers and Shaw (2 straight games).
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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.
46 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 13 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.