NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Feb 21, 2019
11 games on Feb 21, 2019 produced 12 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (1 up, 4 down), 2 line moves (2 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Kevin Fiala moved onto the top power-play unit with Boyle, Turris and Josi, +3:26 of PP time.
Biggest changes
Kevin Fiala moved onto the top power-play unit with Boyle, Turris and Josi, +3:26 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins moved up to L1 with Chiasson and Draisaitl.
Line promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Tony DeAngelo played 23:08 (+6:20 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spike · NYRPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Shattenkirk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Mikael Granlund dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · MINGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Kevin Fiala moved onto the top power-play unit with Boyle, Turris and Josi, +3:26 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins moved up to L1 with Chiasson and Draisaitl.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tony DeAngelo played 23:08 (+6:20 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Shattenkirk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mikael Granlund dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan Suter dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Zach Parise dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brendan Gallagher scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Andreas Johnsson played 18:09 (+6:24 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Andreas Johnsson moved up to L3 with Kapanen and Matthews (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cory Schneider stopped all 30 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Martin Jones stopped all 26 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.
173 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.