NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Sunday, Oct 23, 2022
5 games on Oct 23, 2022 produced 10 notable changes: 2 power-play changes (0 up, 2 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions), 4 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: James van Riemsdyk played only 3:29 (−14:25 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
James van Riemsdyk played only 3:29 (−14:25 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI drop · PHIGame reportTeam lines
James van Riemsdyk dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Egor Zamula moved up to D2 with Seeler (2 straight games).
Line promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Radim Simek moved up to D2 with Ferraro (2 straight games).
Line promotion · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Luke Kunin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · SJSGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
James van Riemsdyk played only 3:29 (−14:25 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
James van Riemsdyk dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Egor Zamula moved up to D2 with Seeler (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Hayes played only 11:22 (−8:33 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Travis Konecny played only 12:25 (−7:52 vs his recent average).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Nicolas Deslauriers moved up to L3 with Laughton and MacEwen.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Radim Simek moved up to D2 with Ferraro (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Luke Kunin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
James Reimer stopped all 30 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Ryan Donato played 15:22 (+4:46 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame 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.
67 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 9 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.