NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Feb 28, 2019
7 games on Feb 28, 2019 produced 14 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (5 up, 3 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions) and 2 big games. The biggest: Brandon Carlo moved up to D1 with Krug (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brandon Carlo moved up to D1 with Krug (3 straight games).
Line promotion · BOSPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Colin White moved onto the top power-play unit with Ryan, DeMelo and Chabot (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · OTTPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Couturier moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, van Riemsdyk and Voracek (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Paul Stastny moved up to L1 with Pacioretty and Stone (2 straight games).
Line promotion · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Ondrej Palat dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Brandon Carlo moved up to D1 with Krug (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Colin White moved onto the top power-play unit with Ryan, DeMelo and Chabot (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dylan DeMelo moved onto the top power-play unit with Ryan, White and Chabot, +0:33 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dylan DeMelo moved up to D1 with Chabot.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Couturier moved onto the top power-play unit with Giroux, van Riemsdyk and Voracek (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Paul Stastny moved up to L1 with Pacioretty and Stone (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Reilly Smith moved onto the top power-play unit with Stone, Karlsson and Marchessault.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Shea Theodore moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Stone and Karlsson.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alex Tuch dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Max Pacioretty dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ondrej Palat dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brad Richardson scored 4 goals (4 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Troy Brouwer moved up to L3 with Sheahan and Hawryluk (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame 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.
87 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 12 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.