NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Feb 22, 2018
11 games on Feb 22, 2018 produced 10 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (3 up, 0 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions) and 1 big game. The biggest: Nolan Patrick moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, Voracek and Couturier, +3:37 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Nolan Patrick moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, Voracek and Couturier, +3:37 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Remi Elie moved up to L1 with Seguin and Janmark (2 straight games).
Line promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Taylor Hall moved up to L1 with Palmieri and Hischier (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NJDPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jimmy Vesey moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Zibanejad and Skjei, +4:24 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Milan Lucic moved onto the top power-play unit with Strome, Klefbom and Draisaitl, +2:38 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Nolan Patrick moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, Voracek and Couturier, +3:37 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Remi Elie moved up to L1 with Seguin and Janmark (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kari Lehtonen stopped all 18 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Taylor Hall moved up to L1 with Palmieri and Hischier (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Milan Lucic moved onto the top power-play unit with Strome, Klefbom and Draisaitl, +2:38 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jimmy Vesey moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Zibanejad and Skjei, +4:24 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Patrik Nemeth moved up to D1 with Girard.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Samuel Girard moved up to D1 with Nemeth.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tyson Barrie moved up to D2 with Zadorov (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nick Seeler moved up to D2 with Spurgeon (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame 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.
159 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.