NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Dec 27, 2022
11 games on Dec 27, 2022 produced 20 notable changes: 8 power-play changes (2 up, 6 down), 4 line moves (3 promotions, 1 demotions), 4 big ice-time swings and 4 big games. The biggest: Michael Amadio moved onto the top power-play unit with Pietrangelo, Smith and Stone, +2:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Michael Amadio moved onto the top power-play unit with Pietrangelo, Smith and Stone, +2:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · VGKPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alec Martinez played only 6:20 (−13:59 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI drop · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Claude Giroux dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Alec Martinez dropped to D3 from D1 with Pachal (2 straight games).
Line demotion · VGKGame reportTeam lines
Evan Rodrigues moved onto the top power-play unit with Compher, Lehkonen and Rantanen.
PP1 promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Michael Amadio moved onto the top power-play unit with Pietrangelo, Smith and Stone, +2:04 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Alec Martinez played only 6:20 (−13:59 vs his recent average), an early exit.
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Alec Martinez dropped to D3 from D1 with Pachal (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Michael Amadio played 19:14 (+4:57 vs his recent average) (3 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Claude Giroux dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jake Sanderson moved up to D1 with Hamonic.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Travis Hamonic moved up to D1 with Sanderson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Thomas Chabot played 31:04 (+5:32 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Nick Holden moved up to D2 with Chabot.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Evan Rodrigues moved onto the top power-play unit with Compher, Lehkonen and Rantanen.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Elias Lindholm dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jonathan Huberdeau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nazem Kadri dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Rasmus Andersson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tyler Toffoli dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Barrett Hayton played 21:19 (+6:08 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Darcy Kuemper stopped all 32 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Antti Raanta stopped all 24 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Bo Horvat had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Ilya Mikheyev had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame 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.
113 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 16 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.