NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Feb 15, 2018
11 games on Feb 15, 2018 produced 13 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 4 big games. The biggest: Kevin Hayes moved up to L1 with Grabner and Miller (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Kevin Hayes moved up to L1 with Grabner and Miller (3 straight games).
Line promotion · NYRPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mathew Dumba moved onto the top power-play unit with Koivu, Coyle and Granlund, +2:14 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MINPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Montour moved onto the top power-play unit with Getzlaf, Perry and Henrique.
PP1 promotion · ANAGame reportTeam lines
Nick Cousins moved up to L1 with Richardson and Martinook.
Line promotion · ARIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jaroslav Halak stopped all 50 shots for a shutout.
Shutout · NYIGame report
Changes by team
Kevin Hayes moved up to L1 with Grabner and Miller (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mathew Dumba moved onto the top power-play unit with Koivu, Coyle and Granlund, +2:14 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Montour moved onto the top power-play unit with Getzlaf, Perry and Henrique.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Rickard Rakell dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Rickard Rakell played only 13:07 (−6:44 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Nick Cousins moved up to L1 with Richardson and Martinook.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Clayton Keller had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jaroslav Halak stopped all 50 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Shea Theodore dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nic Dowd dropped to L4 from L3 with Boucher and Virtanen (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Bertuzzi moved up to L2 with Tatar and Larkin.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nikita Kucherov had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Alex Ovechkin had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame 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.
147 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 9 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.