NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Feb 13, 2020
11 games on Feb 13, 2020 produced 19 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (0 up, 2 down), 9 line moves (8 promotions, 1 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Andreas Johnsson played only 1:33 (−12:07 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Andreas Johnsson played only 1:33 (−12:07 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI drop · TORGame reportTeam lines
Blake Comeau moved up to L1 with Cogliano and Faksa (2 straight games).
Line promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Jakob Chychrun moved up to D1 with Goligoski (2 straight games).
Line promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Markus Nutivaara moved up to D1 with Werenski (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Phil Kessel moved up to L1 with Schmaltz and Keller (2 straight games).
Line promotion · ARIGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Andreas Johnsson played only 1:33 (−12:07 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Jakob Chychrun moved up to D1 with Goligoski (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Phil Kessel moved up to L1 with Schmaltz and Keller (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Clayton Keller moved up to L1 with Kessel and Schmaltz.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nick Schmaltz moved up to L1 with Kessel and Keller.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Markus Nutivaara moved up to D1 with Werenski (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Markus Nutivaara played 24:00 (+10:34 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Nick Foligno dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Eric Robinson moved up to L3 with Gerbe and Nash (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Blake Comeau moved up to L1 with Cogliano and Faksa (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Cam Talbot stopped all 44 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Zachary Sanford scored 4 goals (4 G, 0 A, 6 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Yanni Gourde moved up to L1 with Palat and Point.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Ristolainen dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jimmy Vesey dropped to L4 from L1 with Frolik and Lazar.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jimmy Vesey played only 11:31 (−7:25 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Craig Smith scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Juuse Saros stopped all 31 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Mark Stone had 4 points (0 G, 4 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.
144 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 14 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.