NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Mar 23, 2019
14 games on Mar 23, 2019 produced 21 notable changes: 14 power-play changes (7 up, 7 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Jesperi Kotkaniemi moved onto the top power-play unit with Weber, Weal and Armia, +1:33 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jesperi Kotkaniemi moved onto the top power-play unit with Weber, Weal and Armia, +1:33 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joel Armia moved onto the top power-play unit with Weber, Weal and Drouin, +1:30 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
James van Riemsdyk moved up to L1 with Giroux and Patrick (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex Pietrangelo dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · STLGame reportTeam lines
Brayden Schenn dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · STLGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jesperi Kotkaniemi moved onto the top power-play unit with Weber, Weal and Armia, +1:33 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joel Armia moved onto the top power-play unit with Weber, Weal and Drouin, +1:30 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
James van Riemsdyk moved up to L1 with Giroux and Patrick (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Schultz dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex Pietrangelo dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brayden Schenn dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
David Perron dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan O'Reilly dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sam Reinhart dropped to L4 from L1 with Sobotka and Mittelstadt (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Kyle Clifford moved onto the top power-play unit with Carter, Martinez and Kempe, +2:22 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Josh Bailey moved onto the top power-play unit with Eberle, Lee and Nelson, +3:02 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brendan Lemieux moved onto the top power-play unit with Shattenkirk, Strome and Zibanejad, +2:16 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tanner Pearson moved onto the top power-play unit with Edler, Horvat and Stecher.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Troy Stecher moved onto the top power-play unit with Edler, Pearson and Horvat.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Madison Bowey moved up to D1 with DeKeyser.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Andreas Athanasiou dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kyle Connor scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 33 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Kevin Hayes had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Mikkel Boedker dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau dropped to L3 from L2 with Lindholm and Monahan.
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.
204 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 18 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.