NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Mar 5, 2020
10 games on Mar 5, 2020 produced 14 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (0 up, 3 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Zdeno Chara moved up to D1 with McAvoy (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Zdeno Chara moved up to D1 with McAvoy (2 straight games).
Line promotion · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Alex Ovechkin dropped to L3 from L1 with Kuznetsov and Wilson (2 straight games).
Line demotion · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Carlo dropped to D3 from D1 with Krug (2 straight games).
Line demotion · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Mika Zibanejad scored 5 goals (5 G, 0 A, 8 SOG).
Hat trick · NYRGame report
Brandon Carlo played only 10:24 (−10:27 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI drop · BOSGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Zdeno Chara moved up to D1 with McAvoy (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Carlo dropped to D3 from D1 with Krug (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Brandon Carlo played only 10:24 (−10:27 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Charlie McAvoy played 27:37 (+6:13 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Mika Zibanejad scored 5 goals (5 G, 0 A, 8 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Alex Ovechkin dropped to L3 from L1 with Kuznetsov and Wilson (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jonathan Quick stopped all 36 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Gerry Mayhew dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kris Letang dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Patric Hornqvist dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Juuse Saros stopped all 33 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Frederik Andersen stopped all 30 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Ryan Dzingel moved up to L3 with Williams and Staal.
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.
126 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 9 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.