NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023
9 games on Feb 21, 2023 produced 15 notable changes: 10 power-play changes (4 up, 6 down), 2 line moves (2 promotions, 0 demotions) and 3 big games. The biggest: Christian Dvorak moved onto the top power-play unit with Dadonov, Drouin and Ylonen, +1:09 of PP time (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Christian Dvorak moved onto the top power-play unit with Dadonov, Drouin and Ylonen, +1:09 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Barron moved onto the top power-play unit with Dadonov, Drouin and Dvorak, +1:05 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · MTLPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Owen Tippett moved onto the top power-play unit with Laughton, Ristolainen and DeAngelo, +2:10 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Laughton, DeAngelo and Tippett, +1:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · PHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Damon Severson moved up to D1 with Siegenthaler (2 straight games).
Line promotion · NJDPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Christian Dvorak moved onto the top power-play unit with Dadonov, Drouin and Ylonen, +1:09 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Barron moved onto the top power-play unit with Dadonov, Drouin and Dvorak, +1:05 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mike Matheson moved up to D1 with Barron (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Mike Hoffman dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mike Matheson dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Nick Suzuki dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Owen Tippett moved onto the top power-play unit with Laughton, Ristolainen and DeAngelo, +2:10 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Rasmus Ristolainen moved onto the top power-play unit with Laughton, DeAngelo and Tippett, +1:31 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Damon Severson moved up to D1 with Siegenthaler (2 straight games).
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Max Domi dropped off PP1 (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Chandler Stephenson dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan O'Reilly scored a hat trick (3 G, 1 A, 5 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Mitch Marner had 5 points (0 G, 5 A, 0 SOG).
Big nightGame report
John Tavares had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Dylan Larkin dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game 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.
116 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 12 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.