NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Sunday, Feb 23, 2020
8 games on Feb 23, 2020 produced 20 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (3 up, 5 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Keith, Toews and Kane, +4:36 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Keith, Toews and Kane, +4:36 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CHIGame reportTeam lines
Duncan Keith moved onto the top power-play unit with Toews, Kane and Kubalik, +5:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CHIGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gaudreau, Lindholm and Monahan (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Darnell Nurse moved up to D1 with Bear (2 straight games).
Line promotion · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Ethan Bear moved up to D1 with Nurse (2 straight games).
Line promotion · EDMPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Rasmus Andersson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gaudreau, Lindholm and Monahan (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Noah Hanifin dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alex DeBrincat moved onto the top power-play unit with Keith, Toews and Kane, +4:36 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Duncan Keith moved onto the top power-play unit with Toews, Kane and Kubalik, +5:01 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Darnell Nurse moved up to D1 with Bear (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ethan Bear moved up to D1 with Nurse (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Caleb Jones moved up to D2 with Larsson (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Caleb Jones played 20:51 (+6:46 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kailer Yamamoto dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mario Ferraro moved up to D2 with Vlasic (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dylan Gambrell moved up to L3 with Thornton and Meier (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nathan Beaulieu played 24:57 (+7:37 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Nathan Beaulieu moved up to D1 with DeMelo.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
John Carlson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nicklas Backstrom dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
T.J. Oshie dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
William Karlsson scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 3 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Mark Stone had 4 points (0 G, 4 A, 1 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Adam Henrique had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 6 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Nick Ritchie had 4 points (2 G, 2 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.
97 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 16 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.