NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Mar 12, 2019
8 games on Mar 12, 2019 produced 18 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (2 up, 1 down), 7 line moves (4 promotions, 3 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 7 big games. The biggest: Jordan Oesterle moved onto the top power-play unit with Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk and Fischer (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jordan Oesterle moved onto the top power-play unit with Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk and Fischer (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Dzingel moved onto the top power-play unit with Anderson, Bjorkstrand and Werenski, +2:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Jason Demers moved up to D1 with Goligoski (2 straight games).
Line promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau scored a hat trick (3 G, 3 A, 8 SOG).
Hat trick · CGYGame report
Dmitry Kulikov moved up to D1 with Myers.
Line promotion · WPGPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jordan Oesterle moved onto the top power-play unit with Ekman-Larsson, Galchenyuk and Fischer (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jason Demers moved up to D1 with Goligoski (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jason Demers played 25:35 (+7:37 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Ryan Dzingel moved onto the top power-play unit with Anderson, Bjorkstrand and Werenski, +2:27 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Boone Jenner scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Josh Anderson had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Zach Werenski had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Matt Duchene dropped to L3 from L2 with Dzingel and Anderson.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau scored a hat trick (3 G, 3 A, 8 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Elias Lindholm had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Sean Monahan had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Teddy Blueger moved up to L2 with Malkin and Kessel (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dmitry Kulikov moved up to D1 with Myers.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ben Bishop stopped all 35 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Brayden Schenn dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Vince Dunn moved up to D2 with Bortuzzo.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jeff Skinner dropped to L4 from L1 with Pominville and Mittelstadt.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Colton Sissons dropped to L4 from L3 with McLeod and Jarnkrok (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame 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.
114 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.