NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2019
11 games on Feb 26, 2019 produced 16 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (0 up, 2 down), 6 line moves (4 promotions, 2 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Bryan Rust dropped to L4 from L1 with Bjugstad and McCann (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Bryan Rust dropped to L4 from L1 with Bjugstad and McCann (3 straight games).
Line demotion · PITGame reportTeam lines
Jack Johnson moved up to D1 with Schultz (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PITGame reportTeam lines
Justin Schultz moved up to D1 with Johnson (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PITGame reportTeam lines
Bryan Rust played only 4:28 (−12:54 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · PITGame reportTeam lines
Robert Thomas dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · STLGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Bryan Rust dropped to L4 from L1 with Bjugstad and McCann (3 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jack Johnson moved up to D1 with Schultz (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Justin Schultz moved up to D1 with Johnson (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Bryan Rust played only 4:28 (−12:54 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Marcus Pettersson moved up to D2 with Ruhwedel (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Schultz played 26:36 (+5:40 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Robert Thomas dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jordan Binnington stopped all 19 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Keith Yandle moved up to D1 with Ekblad.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Casey Mittelstadt dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Andrew Shaw scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Max Domi had 5 points (2 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Jonathan Drouin had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Joe Pavelski dropped to L2 from L1 with Couture and Meier.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Teuvo Teravainen had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Oliver Ekman-Larsson played 28:55 (+6:41 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame 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.
152 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.