NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Mar 8, 2022
11 games on Mar 8, 2022 produced 24 notable changes: 10 power-play changes (2 up, 8 down), 8 line moves (8 promotions, 0 demotions) and 6 big games. The biggest: Thomas Chabot moved up to D1 with Zub (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Thomas Chabot moved up to D1 with Zub (2 straight games).
Line promotion · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Joe Pavelski moved onto the top power-play unit with Klingberg, Lindell and Hintz.
PP1 promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Roope Hintz moved onto the top power-play unit with Pavelski, Klingberg and Lindell.
PP1 promotion · DALGame reportTeam lines
Alexandre Carrier moved up to D2 with Ekholm (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jared Spurgeon moved up to D1 with Merrill.
Line promotion · MINPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Thomas Chabot moved up to D1 with Zub (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Joe Pavelski moved onto the top power-play unit with Klingberg, Lindell and Hintz.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Roope Hintz moved onto the top power-play unit with Pavelski, Klingberg and Lindell.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jamie Benn dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan Suter dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyler Seguin dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Dylan Strome scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Patrick Kane had 6 points (1 G, 5 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Alex DeBrincat had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Jared Spurgeon moved up to D1 with Merrill.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jon Merrill moved up to D1 with Spurgeon.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Marcus Foligno moved up to L1 with Greenway and Eriksson Ek.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jared Spurgeon dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Joel Eriksson Ek dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kirill Kaprizov dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mats Zuccarello dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Alexandre Carrier moved up to D2 with Ekholm (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
K'Andre Miller moved up to D1 with Trouba.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Braden Schneider moved up to D2 with Nemeth.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Patrik Nemeth moved up to D2 with Schneider.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Toffoli dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Auston Matthews scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Nick Schmaltz had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Mark Scheifele had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame 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.
154 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 18 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.