NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Dec 19, 2022
8 games on Dec 19, 2022 produced 25 notable changes: 10 power-play changes (3 up, 7 down), 8 line moves (8 promotions, 0 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Marcus Johansson moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Carlson and Kuznetsov, +3:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Marcus Johansson moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Carlson and Kuznetsov, +3:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · WSHPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Reilly Smith moved onto the top power-play unit with Pietrangelo, Stone and Marchessault, +3:06 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Anthony Beauvillier moved up to L1 with Lee and Nelson (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NYIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Kuraly moved up to L2 with Olivier and Robinson (3 straight games).
Line promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Michael Rasmussen moved onto the top power-play unit with Perron, Larkin and Seider, +4:26 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · DETPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Reilly Smith moved onto the top power-play unit with Pietrangelo, Stone and Marchessault, +3:06 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Marcus Johansson moved onto the top power-play unit with Ovechkin, Carlson and Kuznetsov, +3:47 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anthony Beauvillier moved up to L1 with Lee and Nelson (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anthony Beauvillier played 19:32 (+8:50 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ilya Sorokin stopped all 46 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Sean Kuraly moved up to L2 with Olivier and Robinson (3 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Eric Robinson moved up to L2 with Kuraly and Olivier (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kent Johnson moved up to L1 with Gaudreau and Laine.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Patrik Laine moved up to L1 with Gaudreau and Johnson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mathieu Olivier moved up to L2 with Kuraly and Robinson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Eric Robinson played 17:03 (+6:22 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Michael Rasmussen moved onto the top power-play unit with Perron, Larkin and Seider, +4:26 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
J.T. Compher moved up to L1 with Lehkonen and Rantanen.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Christian Dvorak moved up to L1 with Dadonov and Hoffman.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kirby Dach dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jordan Kyrou scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Alex Tuch dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Dylan Cozens dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Rasmus Dahlin dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tage Thompson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
JJ Peterka played only 9:27 (−5:42 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Filip Forsberg dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Roman Josi dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Patrice Bergeron had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 5 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.
110 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 21 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.