NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Jan 27, 2022
10 games on Jan 27, 2022 produced 13 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (1 up, 3 down), 6 line moves (6 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Sam Steel moved up to L1 with Carrick and Robinson (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Sam Steel moved up to L1 with Carrick and Robinson (3 straight games).
Line promotion · ANAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Norris played only 4:42 (−14:51 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Kailer Yamamoto dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · EDMGame reportTeam lines
Vinni Lettieri moved onto the top power-play unit with Rakell, Comtois and Zegras, +2:53 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · ANAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Wennberg moved up to L1 with Donskoi and Donato.
Line promotion · SEAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Sam Steel moved up to L1 with Carrick and Robinson (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Vinni Lettieri moved onto the top power-play unit with Rakell, Comtois and Zegras, +2:53 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Josh Norris played only 4:42 (−14:51 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Ennis moved up to L2 with Tkachuk and Stützle (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Josh Norris dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tim Stützle moved up to L2 with Ennis and Tkachuk.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kailer Yamamoto dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan Poehling moved up to L2 with Hoffman and Dauphin (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nathan Bastian moved up to L2 with Zacha and Hischier (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Nathan Bastian played 20:09 (+6:04 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexander Wennberg moved up to L1 with Donskoi and Donato.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Miller scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Adam Fox dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game 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.
100 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 12 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.