NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Jan 12, 2023
12 games on Jan 12, 2023 produced 21 notable changes: 16 power-play changes (2 up, 14 down), 2 line moves (2 promotions, 0 demotions), 2 big ice-time swings and 1 big game. The biggest: Evan Rodrigues moved onto the top power-play unit with Lehkonen, MacKinnon and Rantanen, +4:09 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Evan Rodrigues moved onto the top power-play unit with Lehkonen, MacKinnon and Rantanen, +4:09 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · COLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anton Lundell moved up to L1 with Barkov and Reinhart (2 straight games).
Line promotion · FLAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Tavares moved up to L1 with Jarnkrok and Marner (2 straight games).
Line promotion · TORGame reportTeam lines
Alexis Lafrenière moved onto the top power-play unit with Trocheck, Zibanejad and Panarin, +4:29 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Alexis Lafrenière played 21:21 (+7:08 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spike · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Evan Rodrigues moved onto the top power-play unit with Lehkonen, MacKinnon and Rantanen, +4:09 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anton Lundell moved up to L1 with Barkov and Reinhart (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
John Tavares moved up to L1 with Jarnkrok and Marner (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alexis Lafrenière moved onto the top power-play unit with Trocheck, Zibanejad and Panarin, +4:29 of PP time.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alexis Lafrenière played 21:21 (+7:08 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Clayton Keller dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Shayne Gostisbehere dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game 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
Jamie Benn dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jason Robertson dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Joe Pavelski dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Miro Heiskanen dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brandon Hagel dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mark Stone dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Reilly Smith dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Martin Jones stopped all 27 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Roman Josi played 29:11 (+5:42 vs his recent average).
TOI spikeGame 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.
159 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 20 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.