NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Dec 23, 2019
13 games on Dec 23, 2019 produced 19 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (3 up, 5 down), 5 line moves (4 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Kyle Turris moved onto the top power-play unit with Bonino, Ekholm and Smith (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Kyle Turris moved onto the top power-play unit with Bonino, Ekholm and Smith (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Mattias Ekholm moved onto the top power-play unit with Bonino, Turris and Smith (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Nick Bonino moved onto the top power-play unit with Turris, Ekholm and Smith (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · NSHGame reportTeam lines
Johnny Boychuk moved up to D1 with Leddy (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NYIGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Stenlund moved up to L1 with Nyquist and Jenner (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Kyle Turris moved onto the top power-play unit with Bonino, Ekholm and Smith (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mattias Ekholm moved onto the top power-play unit with Bonino, Turris and Smith (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nick Bonino moved onto the top power-play unit with Turris, Ekholm and Smith (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Calle Jarnkrok dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matt Duchene dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Roman Josi dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan Johansen dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kevin Stenlund moved up to L1 with Nyquist and Jenner (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Stenlund played 17:12 (+5:43 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Johnny Boychuk moved up to D1 with Leddy (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cody Goloubef played 25:59 (+9:30 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Cody Goloubef moved up to D2 with Brannstrom (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brad Hunt moved up to D2 with Dumba (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Devan Dubnyk stopped all 22 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Matthew Tkachuk dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jake McCabe dropped to D2 from D1 with Ristolainen.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Mitch Marner had 5 points (2 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Martin Necas had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Brayden Point had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 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.
133 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.