NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Feb 11, 2021
10 games on Feb 11, 2021 produced 10 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 2 line moves (2 promotions, 0 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 3 big games. The biggest: Tyler Toffoli moved up to L1 with Gallagher and Danault (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Tyler Toffoli moved up to L1 with Gallagher and Danault (2 straight games).
Line promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexandre Texier dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Carl Soderberg moved onto the top power-play unit with Kane, Strome and DeBrincat, +2:01 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · CHIGame reportTeam lines
John Marino moved onto the top power-play unit with Jankowski, Matheson and Kapanen.
PP1 promotion · PITPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mike Smith stopped all 38 shots for a shutout.
Shutout · EDMGame report
Changes by team
Tyler Toffoli moved up to L1 with Gallagher and Danault (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jesperi Kotkaniemi moved up to L3 with Tatar and Armia (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexandre Texier dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Cam Atkinson had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Carl Soderberg moved onto the top power-play unit with Kane, Strome and DeBrincat, +2:01 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Duncan Keith dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Pius Suter played 18:53 (+5:57 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Marino moved onto the top power-play unit with Jankowski, Matheson and Kapanen.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mike Smith stopped all 38 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
John Gibson stopped all 21 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame 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.
132 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 7 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.