NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Jan 29, 2022
10 games on Jan 29, 2022 produced 12 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (1 up, 2 down), 5 line moves (4 promotions, 1 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 2 big games. The biggest: Torey Krug dropped to D2 from D1 with Faulk (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Torey Krug dropped to D2 from D1 with Faulk (2 straight games).
Line demotion · STLGame reportTeam lines
Adam Gaudette moved onto the top power-play unit with Ennis, Chabot and Tkachuk, +2:26 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · OTTPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Sandin moved up to D1 with Holl.
Line promotion · TORPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Andrew Copp dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Neal Pionk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · WPGGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Torey Krug dropped to D2 from D1 with Faulk (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Adam Gaudette moved onto the top power-play unit with Ennis, Chabot and Tkachuk, +2:26 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tim Stützle played 24:43 (+6:03 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Sandin moved up to D1 with Holl.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Michael Bunting scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 7 SOG).
Hat trickPickup alertGame report
Andrew Copp dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Neal Pionk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brandon Montour played only 13:59 (−7:03 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Adam Erne moved up to L2 with Rasmussen and Zadina.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Filip Zadina moved up to L2 with Erne and Rasmussen.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Marc-Edouard Vlasic moved up to D2 with Burns.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jacob Markstrom stopped all 15 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.
139 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.