NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Mar 2, 2019
10 games on Mar 2, 2019 produced 15 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (0 up, 5 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 5 big games. The biggest: Brandon Saad moved up to L1 with Toews and Kane (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brandon Saad moved up to L1 with Toews and Kane (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CHIGame reportTeam lines
Roman Polak moved up to D1 with Lindell (2 straight games).
Line promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Sam Reinhart moved up to L1 with Skinner and Eichel (2 straight games).
Line promotion · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Nico Hischier dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · NJDGame reportTeam lines
Andreas Athanasiou dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · DETGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Sam Reinhart moved up to L1 with Skinner and Eichel (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Saad moved up to L1 with Toews and Kane (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Roman Polak moved up to D1 with Lindell (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Benn scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Nico Hischier dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nico Hischier played only 11:04 (−8:12 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Andreas Athanasiou dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Anthony Mantha dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Dylan Larkin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Filip Hronek dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mikko Koskinen stopped all 30 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Austin Wagner dropped to L4 from L3 with Lewis and Clifford (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jake Guentzel had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Sidney Crosby had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Tuukka Rask stopped all 20 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.
118 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.