NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Jan 19, 2023
13 games on Jan 19, 2023 produced 18 notable changes: 6 power-play changes (1 up, 5 down), 9 line moves (5 promotions, 4 demotions), 1 big ice-time swing and 2 big games. The biggest: Jonatan Berggren moved onto the top power-play unit with Bertuzzi, Larkin and Seider (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jonatan Berggren moved onto the top power-play unit with Bertuzzi, Larkin and Seider (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · DETPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jack Roslovic dropped to L3 from L1 with Bemstrom and Johnson (2 straight games).
Line demotion · CBJGame reportTeam lines
Kaapo Kakko dropped to L2 from L1 with Kreider and Zibanejad (2 straight games).
Line demotion · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Mika Zibanejad dropped to L2 from L1 with Kreider and Kakko (2 straight games).
Line demotion · NYRGame reportTeam lines
Brendan Smith moved up to D1 with Severson.
Line promotion · NJDGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jonatan Berggren moved onto the top power-play unit with Bertuzzi, Larkin and Seider (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Dominik Kubalik moved up to L2 with Larkin and Raymond (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Pius Suter moved up to L3 with Bertuzzi and Fabbri (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jack Roslovic dropped to L3 from L1 with Bemstrom and Johnson (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Cole Sillinger played 18:15 (+6:19 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kaapo Kakko dropped to L2 from L1 with Kreider and Zibanejad (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Mika Zibanejad dropped to L2 from L1 with Kreider and Kakko (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Brendan Smith moved up to D1 with Severson.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Ondrej Palat moved up to L1 with Bratt and Hischier.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Anders Lee dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Jean-Gabriel Pageau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mathew Barzal dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Noah Dobson dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Michael Bunting dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Scott Wedgewood stopped all 34 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Sam Carrick dropped to L4 from L3 with Jones and Leason (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Darcy Kuemper stopped all 26 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Alec Martinez moved up to D2 with Hutton.
Line promotionGame 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.
169 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.