NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Dec 22, 2018
14 games on Dec 22, 2018 produced 28 notable changes: 12 power-play changes (3 up, 9 down), 7 line moves (5 promotions, 2 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 7 big games. The biggest: Niklas Kronwall moved up to D1 with Jensen (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Niklas Kronwall moved up to D1 with Jensen (2 straight games).
Line promotion · DETGame reportTeam lines
Conor Garland dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Craig Smith dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Seth Jones dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Dennis Cholowski dropped to D3 from D1 with Daley (2 straight games).
Line demotion · DETGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Niklas Kronwall moved up to D1 with Jensen (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Dennis Cholowski dropped to D3 from D1 with Daley (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Filip Hronek played 22:54 (+7:41 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Niklas Kronwall played 26:18 (+6:21 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Conor Garland dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Seth Jones dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Craig Smith dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Rocco Grimaldi moved up to L2 with Smith and Johansen.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Adrian Kempe moved onto the top power-play unit with Kovalchuk, Muzzin and Leipsic.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brendan Leipsic moved onto the top power-play unit with Kovalchuk, Muzzin and Kempe.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake Muzzin moved onto the top power-play unit with Kovalchuk, Leipsic and Kempe.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Anze Kopitar dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Drew Doughty dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Dustin Brown dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jeff Carter dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jesse Puljujarvi moved up to L1 with Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tobias Rieder moved up to L2 with Chiasson and Draisaitl (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Linus Ullmark stopped all 40 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Matt Murray stopped all 39 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Laurent Brossoit stopped all 40 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Jack Roslovic moved up to L3 with Perreault and Tanev (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
David Backes dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan Donato dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Patrice Bergeron had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Pheonix Copley stopped all 35 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Phillip Danault scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Nikita Kucherov had 5 points (1 G, 4 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Melker Karlsson dropped to L4 from L3 with Goodrow and Radil (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame 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.
200 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 21 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.