NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020
11 games on Jan 14, 2020 produced 15 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (1 up, 5 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions) and 5 big games. The biggest: J.T. Compher moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Landeskog and MacKinnon (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
J.T. Compher moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Landeskog and MacKinnon (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cale Makar dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · COLGame reportTeam lines
Tyson Barrie dropped to D3 from D1 with Marincin (2 straight games).
Line demotion · TORGame reportTeam lines
Jean-Gabriel Pageau moved up to L1 with Brown and Tkachuk.
Line promotion · OTTPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Archibald moved up to L2 with Neal and McDavid (2 straight games).
Line promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
J.T. Compher moved onto the top power-play unit with Kadri, Landeskog and MacKinnon (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Cale Makar dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyson Barrie dropped to D3 from D1 with Marincin (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Auston Matthews scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Josh Archibald moved up to L2 with Neal and McDavid (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jean-Gabriel Pageau moved up to L1 with Brown and Tkachuk.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 41 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Adam Boqvist dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex DeBrincat dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jonathan Toews dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Patrick Kane dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kevin Stenlund dropped to L4 from L1 with Gerbe and Wennberg.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Elvis Merzlikins stopped all 34 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Blake Coleman scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Sidney Crosby had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 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.
156 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.