NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Jan 10, 2019
12 games on Jan 10, 2019 produced 11 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 5 line moves (5 promotions, 0 demotions) and 2 big ice-time swings. The biggest: Jacob Trouba moved onto the top power-play unit with Wheeler, Scheifele and Connor, +4:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jacob Trouba moved onto the top power-play unit with Wheeler, Scheifele and Connor, +4:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Christian Fischer moved up to L1 with Stepan and Keller (2 straight games).
Line promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Tom Wilson moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Backstrom and Carlson, +1:48 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Alex Chiasson moved up to L1 with Draisaitl and McDavid.
Line promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Colin White dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jacob Trouba moved onto the top power-play unit with Wheeler, Scheifele and Connor, +4:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Christian Fischer moved up to L1 with Stepan and Keller (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mario Kempe moved up to L3 with Dauphin and Crouse (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tom Wilson moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Backstrom and Carlson, +1:48 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
T.J. Oshie dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex Chiasson moved up to L1 with Draisaitl and McDavid.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Colin White dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Christian Wolanin moved up to D2 with DeMelo.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Valtteri Filppula played 15:20 (+6:40 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Valtteri Filppula moved up to L3 with Komarov and Johnston.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Shattenkirk played 24:00 (+5:36 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame 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.
175 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.