NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Dec 22, 2022
8 games on Dec 22, 2022 produced 11 notable changes: 4 power-play changes (2 up, 2 down), 4 line moves (2 promotions, 2 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 2 big games. The biggest: Brock Boeser moved onto the top power-play unit with Miller, Horvat and Pettersson (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brock Boeser moved onto the top power-play unit with Miller, Horvat and Pettersson (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · VANGame reportTeam lines
Noah Hanifin moved up to D1 with Andersson (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson moved up to D1 with Hanifin (2 straight games).
Line promotion · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Nikita Zadorov dropped to D3 from D1 with Stone (2 straight games).
Line demotion · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Justin Schultz moved onto the top power-play unit with Bjorkstrand, Wennberg and Sprong.
PP1 promotion · SEAGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Brock Boeser moved onto the top power-play unit with Miller, Horvat and Pettersson (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Andrei Kuzmenko dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Elias Pettersson had 5 points (2 G, 3 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Noah Hanifin moved up to D1 with Andersson (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson moved up to D1 with Hanifin (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Nikita Zadorov dropped to D3 from D1 with Stone (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Justin Schultz moved onto the top power-play unit with Bjorkstrand, Wennberg and Sprong.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Vince Dunn dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Danton Heinen dropped to L4 from L2 with Blueger and O'Connor (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Erik Karlsson had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Hampus Lindholm played 26:25 (+4:49 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.
101 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.