NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2020
10 games on Feb 11, 2020 produced 21 notable changes: 11 power-play changes (3 up, 8 down), 5 line moves (5 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 4 big games. The biggest: Tyler Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Killorn, Hedman and Kucherov, +3:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Tyler Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Killorn, Hedman and Kucherov, +3:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · TBLGame reportTeam lines
Joonas Donskoi moved onto the top power-play unit with Landeskog, MacKinnon and Rantanen, +5:36 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · COLGame reportTeam lines
Roope Hintz moved onto the top power-play unit with Perry, Faksa and Gurianov, +2:35 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek moved up to L1 with Giroux and Couturier.
Line promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Sean Couturier moved up to L1 with Giroux and Voracek.
Line promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Tyler Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Killorn, Hedman and Kucherov, +3:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Joonas Donskoi moved onto the top power-play unit with Landeskog, MacKinnon and Rantanen, +5:36 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Philipp Grubauer stopped all 34 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Roope Hintz moved onto the top power-play unit with Perry, Faksa and Gurianov, +2:35 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Benn scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Corey Perry played 19:06 (+5:54 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jakub Voracek moved up to L1 with Giroux and Couturier.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Sean Couturier moved up to L1 with Giroux and Voracek.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jordan Oesterle dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jaccob Slavin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Teuvo Teravainen dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Anders Lee dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brock Nelson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Devon Toews dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jordan Eberle dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Johnny Boychuk moved up to D2 with Leddy.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Derick Brassard moved up to L3 with Dal Colle and Bellows.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alex Stalock stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Riley Sheahan moved up to L2 with Kassian and Archibald.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Leon Draisaitl had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 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.
157 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 17 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.