NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Thursday, Mar 16, 2023
11 games on Mar 16, 2023 produced 18 notable changes: 9 power-play changes (4 up, 5 down), 3 line moves (3 promotions, 0 demotions), 3 big ice-time swings and 3 big games. The biggest: Jeff Petry played only 1:34 (−19:56 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jeff Petry played only 1:34 (−19:56 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI drop · PITGame reportTeam lines
Caleb Jones moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Dickinson and Raddysh.
PP1 promotion · CHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ian Mitchell moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Dickinson and Jones.
PP1 promotion · CHIGame reportTeam lines
Taylor Raddysh moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Dickinson and Jones.
PP1 promotion · CHIPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Dickinson, Jones and Raddysh.
PP1 promotion · CHIGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jeff Petry played only 1:34 (−19:56 vs his recent average), an early exit (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Jan Rutta moved up to D2 with Dumoulin.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Caleb Jones moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Dickinson and Raddysh.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Ian Mitchell moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Dickinson and Jones.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Taylor Raddysh moved onto the top power-play unit with Johnson, Dickinson and Jones.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Tyler Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Dickinson, Jones and Raddysh.
PP1 promotionGame reportTeam lines
Andreas Athanasiou dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Lukas Reichel dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
MacKenzie Entwistle dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Philipp Kurashev dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Seth Jones dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Roman Josi moved up to D1 with Fabbro.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Labanc played 16:22 (+7:32 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Kevin Labanc moved up to L2 with Couture and Eklund.
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jeremy Swayman stopped all 36 shots for a shutout.
ShutoutGame report
Tyler Toffoli had 4 points (2 G, 2 A, 4 SOG).
Big nightPickup alertGame report
Matthew Tkachuk had 4 points (1 G, 3 A, 3 SOG).
Big nightGame report
Dougie Hamilton played 26:55 (+6:04 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.
147 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 15 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.