NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Jan 5, 2019
9 games on Jan 5, 2019 produced 13 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (0 up, 6 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 2 big games. The biggest: Brenden Dillon moved up to D2 with Karlsson (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brenden Dillon moved up to D2 with Karlsson (2 straight games).
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Erik Karlsson moved up to D2 with Dillon (2 straight games).
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Jeff Skinner dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Jonathan Drouin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Max Domi dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Changes by team
Brenden Dillon moved up to D2 with Karlsson (2 straight games).
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Erik Karlsson moved up to D2 with Dillon (2 straight games).
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Brenden Dillon played 22:05 (+6:33 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
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Jeff Skinner dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Rasmus Dahlin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Sam Reinhart dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Jonathan Drouin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Max Domi dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Shea Weber dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Michael Hutchinson stopped all 28 shots for a shutout.
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Jayce Hawryluk moved up to L3 with Brouwer and McCann (2 straight games).
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Rocco Grimaldi moved up to L2 with Di Giuseppe and Gaudreau.
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Jonathan Quick stopped all 16 shots for a shutout.
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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.
116 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.