NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Mar 18, 2021
10 games on Mar 18, 2021 produced 25 notable changes: 18 power-play changes (8 up, 10 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Adam Erne moved onto the top power-play unit with Larkin, Hronek and Rasmussen (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Adam Erne moved onto the top power-play unit with Larkin, Hronek and Rasmussen (2 straight games).
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Dylan Larkin moved onto the top power-play unit with Erne, Hronek and Rasmussen (2 straight games).
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Filip Hronek moved onto the top power-play unit with Erne, Larkin and Rasmussen (2 straight games).
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Filip Zadina moved onto the top power-play unit with Erne, Larkin and Hronek (2 straight games).
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Michael Rasmussen moved onto the top power-play unit with Erne, Larkin and Hronek (2 straight games).
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Changes by team
Adam Erne moved onto the top power-play unit with Larkin, Hronek and Rasmussen (2 straight games).
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Dylan Larkin moved onto the top power-play unit with Erne, Hronek and Rasmussen (2 straight games).
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Filip Hronek moved onto the top power-play unit with Erne, Larkin and Rasmussen (2 straight games).
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Filip Zadina moved onto the top power-play unit with Erne, Larkin and Hronek (2 straight games).
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Michael Rasmussen moved onto the top power-play unit with Erne, Larkin and Hronek (2 straight games).
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Anthony Mantha dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
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Christian Djoos dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
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Robby Fabbri dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
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Sam Gagner dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
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Robby Fabbri scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
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Jonathan Bernier stopped all 22 shots for a shutout.
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Jordan Eberle dropped to L4 from L1 with Barzal and Bellows (2 straight games).
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Oliver Wahlstrom moved up to L2 with Pageau and Dal Colle (2 straight games).
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Jesper Bratt moved onto the top power-play unit with Zajac, Subban and Wood.
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Miles Wood moved onto the top power-play unit with Zajac, Subban and Bratt.
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P.K. Subban moved onto the top power-play unit with Zajac, Wood and Bratt.
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Mikhail Maltsev moved up to L3 with Gusev and Johnsson.
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Neal Pionk moved up to D1 with Forbort.
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Blake Wheeler dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Josh Morrissey dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Kyle Connor dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Mark Scheifele dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Paul Stastny dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Rasmus Ristolainen dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
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Mikko Rantanen had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 6 SOG).
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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; 22 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.