NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2019
10 games on Mar 19, 2019 produced 18 notable changes: 10 power-play changes (3 up, 7 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Jake Guentzel moved onto the top power-play unit with Crosby, Hornqvist and Kessel (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jake Guentzel moved onto the top power-play unit with Crosby, Hornqvist and Kessel (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PITGame reportTeam lines
Nick Bonino moved onto the top power-play unit with Simmonds, Josi and Granlund, +0:52 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Artemi Panarin moved up to L1 with Atkinson and Dubois (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved up to L1 with Panarin and Dubois (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Calle Jarnkrok moved up to L2 with Smith and Sissons (3 straight games).
Line promotion · NSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Nick Bonino moved onto the top power-play unit with Simmonds, Josi and Granlund, +0:52 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Calle Jarnkrok moved up to L2 with Smith and Sissons (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Turris dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Pekka Rinne stopped all 22 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Jake Guentzel moved onto the top power-play unit with Crosby, Hornqvist and Kessel (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Artemi Panarin moved up to L1 with Atkinson and Dubois (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson moved up to L1 with Panarin and Dubois (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Wennberg moved onto the top power-play unit with Atkinson, Duchene and Jones, +3:56 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Artemi Panarin played 23:22 (+5:06 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Jaden Schwartz scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Elias Lindholm dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mark Giordano dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matthew Tkachuk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Michael Rasmussen dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyler Bertuzzi dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyler Seguin had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Sebastian Aho played 28:27 (+8:42 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame 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.
132 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 15 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.