NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Feb 23, 2023
10 games on Feb 23, 2023 produced 21 notable changes: 10 power-play changes (2 up, 8 down), 7 line moves (5 promotions, 2 demotions) and 4 big games. The biggest: Marcus Johansson dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Marcus Johansson dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1 · WSHGame reportTeam lines
Erik Haula dropped to L4 from L1 with Palat and Boqvist (2 straight games).
Line demotion · NJDGame reportTeam lines
Fabian Zetterlund dropped to L3 from L1 with Wood and McLeod (2 straight games).
Line demotion · NJDGame reportTeam lines
Nick Blankenburg moved onto the top power-play unit with Kuraly, Roslovic and Bemstrom.
PP1 promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Kuraly moved onto the top power-play unit with Roslovic, Bemstrom and Johnson, +0:58 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Marcus Johansson dropped off PP1 to the second unit (2 straight games).
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Erik Haula dropped to L4 from L1 with Palat and Boqvist (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Fabian Zetterlund dropped to L3 from L1 with Wood and McLeod (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Nick Blankenburg moved onto the top power-play unit with Kuraly, Roslovic and Bemstrom.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Sean Kuraly moved onto the top power-play unit with Roslovic, Bemstrom and Johnson, +0:58 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Adam Boqvist dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Boone Jenner dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Kirill Marchenko dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Patrik Laine dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Adam Boqvist moved up to D2 with Bayreuther.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jack Roslovic moved up to L3 with Laine and Johnson.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Mattias Samuelsson moved up to D1 with Dahlin.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Dylan Cozens dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Tage Thompson scored a hat trick (3 G, 0 A, 4 SOG).
Hat trickGame report
Alex Goligoski moved up to D1 with Dumba.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Alex Goligoski dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 30 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Joel Eriksson Ek moved up to L2 with Foligno and Boldy.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Connor McDavid had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Brayden Point had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 2 SOG).
Big nightGame 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.
126 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 17 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.