NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Saturday, Feb 25, 2023
11 games on Feb 25, 2023 produced 15 notable changes: 1 power-play change (1 up, 0 down), 4 line moves (4 promotions, 0 demotions), 5 big ice-time swings and 5 big games. The biggest: Michael Rasmussen played only 2:13 (−14:10 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Michael Rasmussen played only 2:13 (−14:10 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI drop · DETGame reportTeam lines
Michael Amadio moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Stephenson and Theodore, +1:39 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotion · VGKPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Drake Batherson moved up to L1 with Tkachuk and Stützle.
Line promotion · OTTGame reportTeam lines
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 45 shots for a shutout.
Shutout · TBLGame report
Dylan Larkin played 21:57 (+5:47 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spike · DETGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Michael Rasmussen played only 2:13 (−14:10 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Dylan Larkin played 21:57 (+5:47 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Michael Amadio moved onto the top power-play unit with Smith, Stephenson and Theodore, +1:39 of PP time (2 straight games).
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jack Eichel played 23:18 (+5:09 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Drake Batherson moved up to L1 with Tkachuk and Stützle.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 45 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Pavel Buchnevich played 22:35 (+5:18 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikePickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Justin Faulk moved up to D2 with Scandella.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jack Roslovic had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 5 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Connor McDavid had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 7 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Akira Schmid stopped all 23 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutPickup alertGame report
Dylan McIlrath moved up to D2 with Irwin.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Matt Irwin moved up to D2 with McIlrath.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Evgeny Kuznetsov had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Josh Anderson played 22:09 (+5:20 vs his recent average).
TOI spikePickup alertGame 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.
118 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 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.