NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Feb 25, 2020
13 games on Feb 25, 2020 produced 17 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (3 up, 5 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions) and 3 big ice-time swings. The biggest: Dylan Gambrell moved up to L1 with Thornton and Meier (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Dylan Gambrell moved up to L1 with Thornton and Meier (3 straight games).
Line promotion · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Ethan Bear moved onto the top power-play unit with Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins and Draisaitl, +2:55 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · EDMPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex Galchenyuk moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Hunt and Dumba.
PP1 promotion · MINGame reportTeam lines
Brad Hunt moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Galchenyuk and Dumba.
PP1 promotion · MINGame reportTeam lines
Thomas Chabot played 32:36 (+9:22 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spike · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Dylan Gambrell moved up to L1 with Thornton and Meier (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ethan Bear moved onto the top power-play unit with Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins and Draisaitl, +2:55 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alex Galchenyuk moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Hunt and Dumba.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brad Hunt moved onto the top power-play unit with Zuccarello, Galchenyuk and Dumba.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Eric Staal dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jared Spurgeon dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kevin Fiala dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan Suter dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Zach Parise dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Thomas Chabot played 32:36 (+9:22 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Jacob Larsson moved up to D1 with Del Zotto.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jakob Silfverberg played 22:03 (+5:23 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Torey Krug moved up to D1 with Carlo.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nathan Beaulieu moved up to D2 with DeMelo (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tucker Poolman played only 10:33 (−8:00 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Derick Brassard moved up to L2 with Nelson and Beauvillier.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tony DeAngelo moved up to D2 with Staal.
Line promotionPickup alertGame 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.
150 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.