NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Jan 16, 2020
13 games on Jan 16, 2020 produced 13 notable changes: 5 power-play changes (1 up, 4 down), 5 line moves (3 promotions, 2 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 2 big games. The biggest: Mike Reilly moved onto the top power-play unit with Ennis, Tierney and Batherson, +2:24 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Mike Reilly moved onto the top power-play unit with Ennis, Tierney and Batherson, +2:24 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · OTTPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Christian Dvorak moved up to L1 with Hall and Garland (2 straight games).
Line promotion · ARIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dougie Hamilton dropped to D2 from D1 with Slavin (2 straight games).
Line demotion · CARGame reportTeam lines
Joel Edmundson moved up to D1 with Pesce.
Line promotion · CARPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex Tuch dropped off PP1.
Off PP1 · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Mike Reilly moved onto the top power-play unit with Ennis, Tierney and Batherson, +2:24 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Christian Dvorak moved up to L1 with Hall and Garland (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dougie Hamilton dropped to D2 from D1 with Slavin (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Joel Edmundson moved up to D1 with Pesce.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dougie Hamilton played only 14:14 (−9:04 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Alex Tuch dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mark Stone dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Max Pacioretty dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Paul Stastny dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Philipp Grubauer stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Patric Hornqvist dropped to L4 from L2 with Agozzino and Galchenyuk (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Motte moved up to L2 with Sutter and Beagle.
Line promotionGame 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.
185 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 11 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.