NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Friday, Feb 23, 2018
5 games on Feb 23, 2018 produced 13 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (1 up, 5 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Joonas Donskoi moved onto the top power-play unit with Burns, Pavelski and Couture (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Joonas Donskoi moved onto the top power-play unit with Burns, Pavelski and Couture (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Hayes dropped to L4 from L1 with Zuccarello and Vesey (2 straight games).
Line demotion · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Brent Burns moved up to D1 with Ryan.
Line promotion · SJSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Brady Skjei dropped off PP1.
Off PP1 · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Mats Zuccarello dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Joonas Donskoi moved onto the top power-play unit with Burns, Pavelski and Couture (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brent Burns moved up to D1 with Ryan.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Hayes dropped to L4 from L1 with Zuccarello and Vesey (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Brady Skjei dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mats Zuccarello dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mika Zibanejad dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Pavel Buchnevich dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Vinni Lettieri moved up to L3 with McLeod and Carey.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nino Niederreiter dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nate Prosser moved up to D2 with Reilly.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Eric Staal had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Mikael Granlund had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 34 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.
80 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.