NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Mar 25, 2019
9 games on Mar 25, 2019 produced 16 notable changes: 7 power-play changes (6 up, 1 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 4 big games. The biggest: Alex Nylander moved onto the top power-play unit with Skinner, Reinhart and Eichel, +2:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Alex Nylander moved onto the top power-play unit with Skinner, Reinhart and Eichel, +2:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Brendan Lemieux moved onto the top power-play unit with Shattenkirk, Strome and Zibanejad, +2:07 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Jeff Carter moved onto the top power-play unit with Brown, Kopitar and Doughty, +2:05 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · LAKGame reportTeam lines
Brenden Dillon dropped to D3 from D1 with Heed (2 straight games).
Line demotion · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Colin Miller moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Stone and Karlsson.
PP1 promotion · VGKPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Alex Nylander moved onto the top power-play unit with Skinner, Reinhart and Eichel, +2:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jeff Carter moved onto the top power-play unit with Brown, Kopitar and Doughty, +2:05 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jack Campbell stopped all 42 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Brendan Lemieux moved onto the top power-play unit with Shattenkirk, Strome and Zibanejad, +2:07 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brenden Dillon dropped to D3 from D1 with Heed (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jordan Greenway moved onto the top power-play unit with Hunt, Aberg and Donato, +2:14 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vladimir Tarasenko moved onto the top power-play unit with Perron, Pietrangelo and O'Reilly.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Bozak dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Colin Miller moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Stone and Karlsson.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nate Schmidt moved up to D1 with Engelland.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Joshua Brown moved up to D2 with Matheson (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
MacKenzie Weegar dropped to D3 from D2 with McCoshen (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Joshua Brown played 18:32 (+6:04 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Tavares scored 4 goals (4 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Juuse Saros stopped all 29 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Steven Stamkos had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame 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.
124 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.